South Korea budgets $6.6bn for fourth round of coronavirus aid

With cases in triple digits, targeted support aims to offset curbs on businesses

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The South Korean government tightened restrictions on businesses in late August as coronavirus cases jumped to more than 400 a day. © Reuters

SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei Seoul bureau chief

SEOUL -- South Korea on Thursday drafted a fourth supplementary budget worth 7.8 trillion won ($6.57 billion) to provide financial support for businesses hit by government efforts to curb a recent resurgence in coronavirus cases.

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