New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry had issued a notification declaring Corona Virus a “notified disaster”. The Ministry said in the notification on Saturday that Rs. 4 lakh will be compensate to the family of deceased person, but later revised it.

The union ministry has issued a two paged directive to all states, specifying list of items eligible for SDRF and norms of assistance. As part of the first head defined under measures for quarantine, sample collections and screening the latest sanction will include provisions for temporary accommodations, food, clothing, medical care for people affected by the virus and sheltered in quarantine camps.

A state executive committee will regulate the utilization of funds in this context from the SDRF, which is funded by the union ministry as part of the second authorization meant for procurement for essential items. The directory said that cost of setting up additional testing laboratories with the government and the cost of consumables can be drawn from SDRF. Personal protection equipments for health care, municipal, police and fire authorities can also be bought on SDRF funds.

The number of Covid-19 positive cases in the country reached to 107 on Sunday, which include two deaths from New Delhi and Karnataka each.