<p class="bodytext">The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $500 million to help Pakistan battle the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-toll-surges-past-11000-mark-number-of-cases-continues-to-increase-846670.html">Follow live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The project, co-financed by the Asian Development Bank, aims to strengthen protection for vulnerable groups, bolster the health care system, and help small businesses amid the economic downturn, the bank said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The loan is part of a $10 billion funding facility the AIIB has announced to help public and private sectors fight the outbreak.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $500 million to help Pakistan battle the coronavirus pandemic, the bank said on Thursday.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-indias-toll-surges-past-11000-mark-number-of-cases-continues-to-increase-846670.html">Follow live updates on the COVID-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">The project, co-financed by the Asian Development Bank, aims to strengthen protection for vulnerable groups, bolster the health care system, and help small businesses amid the economic downturn, the bank said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The loan is part of a $10 billion funding facility the AIIB has announced to help public and private sectors fight the outbreak.</p>