China allocates $14.16bn for curbing coronavirus outbreak
China has allocated 99.5 billion yuan ($14.16 billion) in funds for curbing the coronavirus outbreak that has spread throughout the country, Assistant Finance Minister Ou Wenhan said on Monday.
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Published : 24 Feb 2020, 04:02 AM
Updated : 24 Feb 2020, 04:02 AM
Ou made the remarks during a press briefing in Beijing. ($1 = 7.0255 Chinese yuan renminbi)
The deaths occurred when a small overcrowded boat carrying 112 people set out to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and panic took hold among the passengers not far from the shore