With Indonesia as the current epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, the current humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and political instability in Malaysia, the prospect of the region’s previously forecasted quick recovery seems unlikely. From 17 August to 18 August 2021, the Institute of Strategic and International Studies...
ASEAN Country Updates (1 Sep) ASEAN Key Economies COVID-19 status as of 30 Aug Country Share of population fully vaccinated Share of population partially vaccinated Total vaccine doses administered Number of Covid-19 cases* Singapore 80% 3% 8.7 million 67,620 Indonesia 12.85% 9.81% 98.15 million 4,089,801 Malaysia 45.42% 14.46% 34.49 million 1,746,254 Thailand 11.12% 22.33% 31.77 million 1,219,531 Vietnam 2.57% 14.94% 19.71 million 462,096 Myanmar NA NA NA 399,282 Sources: Our World in Data, Worldometer, Singapore’s Ministry of Health....