Law to cope with coronavirus impact clears legislative floor

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed a bill Tuesday to allow the government to allocate a maximum NT$60 billion (US$1.96 billion) special budget to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, which includes compensating hard-hit local businesses.

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