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Out of 121 countries, the Philippines ranked last in Nikkei Asia’s COVID-19 Recovery Index as of September 30.
The Tokyo-based media ranked countries based on infection management, vaccine rollouts, and mobility at the end of every month. Each subcategory has a maximum score of 10, for a total of 90 points.
“A higher ranking indicates that a country or region is closer to recovery with its low numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases, better vaccination rates, and less-stringent social distancing measures,” the report read.
The Philippines garnered a score of 30.5, the lowest on the list. The country is joined by other Southeast Asian countries at the bottom of the list: Laos at 120th spot with a score of 31.5 and Vietnam at 118th with a score of 33.0.
“In the Philippines, daily new cases have started to drop after hitting the second-highest level on Sept. 29, falling below 10,000 on Tuesday for the first time since August. But less than 30% of the population is fully vaccinated, low even among ASEAN countries,” Nikkei reported.
It noted the Philippines’ recent implementation of granular lockdowns in the capital region and its efforts to ease restrictions in gyms, restaurants, and personal care services.
Malta tops the list with a total score of 73.0, followed by Chile and Bahrain with a score of 72.0. At the fourth spot is the United Arab Emirates scoring 71.0 while Saudi Arabia ranked fifth with a score of 70.5.
The Philippines also fell at the last spot of the recent COVID-19 resilience ranking released by Bloomberg, making it the worst country to be in during the pandemic. Garnering a total score of 40.2, the Philippines is the least resilient out of 52 countries ranked.
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