In March 2020, the Philippines government announced the first month-long lockdown in Manila and its surrounding regions to curb COVID-19 transmission. The lockdown measures, including the closure of non-essential businesses and stay-home orders, were sudden and drastic, leading to the urban poor's...
On September 24, 2021, the Singapore Multi-Ministry Task Force (MTF) that spearheaded the national COVID-19 pandemic response decided to act more decisively to ensure that its endemic strategy would not be derailed by the infections which had been escalating since late August.
In the weeks that...
This case describes Thailand’s response to the global Covid-19 pandemic from when it started in January 2020, until early August 2020 when it was considered to be under control. While the Thai government managed to keep the coronavirus at bay, the pandemic nevertheless had exacted a heavy toll on...
