SKorea families to get $820 relief aid

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that his government will give each four-person household in the bottom 70-percent income group 1 million won ($820 dollars) to help them cope during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Moon, during the third weekly meeting of the emergency economic council, said the emergency disaster relief money of 1 million won will be offered to four-person households, according to the presidential Blue House.