TAIPEI: Taiwan’s parliament has approved an extra 420 billion new Taiwanese dollars (US$15.20bil or RM62.87bil) in stimulus spending to help the economy deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, as the island curbs business activity to counter a spike in domestic infections.
Early and effective prevention steps, including largely closing its borders, had succeeded in shielding Taiwan from the worst of the pandemic.
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