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China Says It Has Spent $4.5 Billion to Fight Virus Outbreak

Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs to 910
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China has spent 31.6 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) to control the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Finance Minister Liu Kun said.

About 71.9 billion yuan of fiscal funds have been allocated to the epidemic, including ensuring medical care and outbreak control measures are in place, Liu said on Sunday.