EDITORIAL - Laggard in recoveryIn the latest gauge of the quality of the pandemic response, the Philippines sank to the bottom among 121 countries in the COVID-19 Recovery Index, drawn up every month by Nikkei Asia. Indonesia, which also grappled with a Delta-driven COVID surge beginning in June that infected over 350 fully vaccinated doctors, claiming the lives of dozens, now ranks the highest within ASEAN in the recovery index at 54th place. Rankings in the recovery index, as Indonesia has shown, can improve significantly. The inadequacies in the Philippines’ pandemic response, from testing to contact tracing, border controls and the vaccination program, have been pointed out by various sectors including healthcare workers. The Philippines needs greater effort to avoid being the laggard in COVID recovery.

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC