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South East Asia becomes virus epicentre

The virus situation across South East Asia has gone from bad to worse over the past couple of weeks, with Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam all reporting a record high number of daily cases. While vaccine rollouts have accelerated in recent weeks, coverage across most of the region is still very low. Even if cases drop back soon, the low level of vaccination means the region will remain at risk of further outbreaks. COVID-19 will continue to cause significant economic disruption across most of South East Asia

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