Why Philippines became the worst place to be amid Covid
Why Philippines became the worst place to be amid Covid
This file photo taken on Sept 6, 2021 shows a nurse in a personal protective suit walking past patients suspected of having Covid-19 in a parking lot-turned-into ward outside a hospital in Binan, Laguna province, south of Manila. (AFP)
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.
The Philippines’ drop to No. 53 reflects the challenges it’s facing from the onslaugh