Yelena Nikonorova, a nurse in the Russian town of Belebey,
took a new job on a hospital ward on April 1. Two days later, she went on sick
leave. A month later, she was dead after contracting the coronavirus, her death
certificate shows.
Local health ministry officials say her illness was not
work-related. That means her relatives may not be eligible for financial
compensation.
President Vladimir Putin has ordered payments of 2.7 million
roubles ($39,3860) be paid to families of health workers who die after being
infected while treating coronavirus patients.
Medics who contract the virus at work but survive are
eligible for a one-off payment of 68,811 roubles ($990).
But the families of three medics who died after contracting
the virus and five health workers told Reuters they had faced difficulties
getting compensation, citing bureaucratic obstacles.
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