Why the Philippines just became the worst place to be in Covid pandemic


Covid-19 infections in the Philippines remain elevated as Delta continues to spread. - AFP

MANILA (Bloomberg): The Philippines fell to last place in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking of the best and worst places to be amid the pandemic, capping a steady decline over the course of 2021.

The monthly snapshot -- which measures where the virus is being handled the most effectively with the least social and economic upheaval -- ranks 53 major economies on 12 datapoints related to virus containment, the economy and opening up.

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