TABLE 2—

Key Provisions of International Income Replacement Laws Enacted During the SARS Epidemic

Country	Key Provisions
Canada6	Amended its employment insurance regulations to make quarantined individuals eligible; passed federal income relief program providing Can $400 per week (full time) and Can $200 per week (part time) for health workers not eligible for employment insurance Ontario: government compensation for those within the province provided Can $500 per week (full time) and Can $250 per week (part time)
China32	Beijing and Shanghai: employers responsible for paying quarantined employees
Hong Kong33	Emergency Financial Assistance Scheme for Prevention of Spread of SARS provided assistance to quarantined individuals; emergency cash grants for living expenses made available to families of SARS
Singapore34	Amended workers’ compensation act to include SARS patients; Home Quarantine Allowance Scheme paid US $41 per day to those self-employed and employees of small businesses forced to close because of quarantined employees
Taiwan35	Required employers to give full paid leave to all quarantined employees; passed a federal act to compensate employers for paid leave

Note. SARS = Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome