British Government Announces Compensation Plan for Victims of "Blood Pollution Scandal"

2024-05-22 07:43 Source: CCTV News Client

On the 21st local time, John Glen, Director of the British Quartermaster, provided details of the compensation scheme for victims of the "blood pollution scandal".

The final compensation for victims will be released before the end of this year, but the British government did not disclose the specific amount of compensation. The British government will establish a victim compensation agency to manage the compensation plan, and direct or indirect victims will be eligible to apply for compensation. If the person eligible for compensation has died, the compensation will be paid as an inheritance. The plan proposes to divide compensation into five categories: compensation for injury impact, compensation for social impact, compensation for autonomy, compensation for care and compensation for economic losses. The victims who have not died will be compensated once or regularly. Compensation will be exempt from income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.

The British government released a 2500 page investigation report on the 20th, saying that imported blood products used to treat many people are unsafe and should not be licensed for use in the UK; A large number of patients are exposed to unacceptable risk of infection; This incident has led to 30000 people being infected with HIV or hepatitis C virus through blood products, and has now caused about 3000 deaths. British media said that the above figures were increasing every week. In addition, the report also shows that since 1993, British health system staff have "deliberately" destroyed relevant documents, which is equivalent to "covering up the facts generally". British media pointed out that this "blood pollution scandal" was the most serious medical disaster in the history of the British National Health System Association. (Chief reporter Chen Lincong)

 

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