EDITORIAL - A perfect stormMANILA, Philippines — Only 53 economies – the world’s biggest economies – were included in the survey. Vietnam is currently also in the bottom five of the 53 economies. A Bloomberg report said the Philippines is facing a “perfect storm” of grappling with the COVID surge amid an inadequate testing regime and lost livelihoods. Vaccine coverage remains low and stringent lockdowns remain in place, Bloomberg noted. The resilience ranking is based on 12 metrics related to virus containment and economic reopening.

Source: Philippine Star September 30, 2021 15:56 UTC