This country is paying $500 to people who lost job in 2020 over pandemic

Buenos Aires: The Ecuadorian authorities will payout a COVID-19-relief sum of $500, five times more than previously planned, to people who lost their jobs in 2020 over the pandemic, media reported, citing the Ministry of Labor.

According to El Universo, in February-March, the government will allocate $286 million to compensate about 570,000 families for job losses suffered during the pandemic.

Estimates of the number of qualified recipients of the compensation are currently being conducted. (UNI)