The Venezuela president, Nicolas Maduro has announced that he is going to airdrop the national crypto, the petro (PTR) to all the doctors in the country. According to Maduro, this is a way of showing appreciation to the doctors for their commitment and hard work towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The crypto will be distributed to the doctors through the homeland card, Carnet de la Patria.

Carnet de la Patria was created by the Venezuelan government in 2016. It is the country’s identity document that includes a unique personalized QR code. The national television station, Venezolana de Television noted that this airdrop will be delivered to all doctors in the country as part of the recognition and appreciation for the support to carry out the noble work of protecting the health of the people amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is not the first time that the country’s president has freely distributed petro to Venezuelan citizens. Last year, Maduro airdropped PTR tokens to pensioners and retirees. In January this year, it was reported that many merchants in the country had used PTR as a payment method. Last month, the president ordered for the closure of banks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

At press time, 1 PTR is trading at 58.92 USD, according to the government official exchange rate. However, petro tokens can also be purchased on the open market at a price lower than what is being set by the Venezuelan government.

The petroapp is used by the citizens to manage their petros and other cryptos such as BTC, DASH and LTC. The app can be used to purchase petro, trade them, transfer to friends and family, and also use for payments of goods and services.