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China says has allocated 99.5b yuan for curbing coronavirus outbreak

Mon, Feb 24, 2020 - 11:37 AM

[BEIJING] China has allocated 99.5 billion yuan (S$19.83 billion) in funds for curbing the coronavirus outbreak that has spread throughout the country, Assistant Finance Minister Ou Wenhan said on Monday.

Mr Ou made the remarks during a press briefing in Beijing. 

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