Health Minister Vili Beros said on Friday the medical staff "on the front line of the fight against coronavirus" would soon be financially rewarded and that a decree was being drawn up to that effect.

“The medical staff are our front line of the fight against coronavirus. We are aware of their importance and highly appreciate their hard work during the pandemic. We are actively thinking about rewarding them and we believe that we will soon be able to thank them in the form of financial support,” he told Hina.

Speaking for N1 television earlier, Beros said 1,160 medical staff were currently positive for the virus and that 1,121 were self-isolating. To date, 5,595 have recovered from this infection.

“The question is for how much longer we will all have to work hard. Therefore the time has come to think about rewarding the medical staff. Some amendments are being defined so that the medical staff could be rewarded already in their salaries for December,” he said.