COVID-19 Recovery Index | Bangladesh is Top in South Asia

The whole world is devastated by the deadly COVID-19 Corona virus. Rich nations like America, Russia, Germany, Britain also lost their way due to this epidemic. However, Bangladesh has risen to the top of the South Asian Coronavirus epidemic recovery. Bangladesh is at the top of the South Asian countries in Japan's Nikkei Kovid-19 recovery index.

At the end of each month, Japan's leading English daily Nikki Asia Global publishes this corona index based on infection control management, vaccination programs and social movements. The index is based on a score of 0 to 90 based on four criteria.

According to the Nikkei index released on 6 October 2021, Bangladesh has improved 48 steps compared to the previous index. Nikkei compiled the index after reviewing the corona virus situation in 121 countries and regions around the world. Bangladesh is currently ranked 26th out of 121 countries in the world.

According to the index, Bangladesh is at the top among the six countries in South Asia with 60 out of 90 scores. Pakistan is second only to Bangladesh in this region. The country got a score of 58.5 against. Pakistan ranks 33rd globally.

 

On the other hand, India is one of the third largest economies in South Asia. India ranks 40th in the world. Nepal is 44th and Sri Lanka is 61st. At the bottom of the region is Afghanistan; The country ranks 97th in the world.

Bangladesh was ranked 74th in Nikkei Asia's previous index. The Japanese index said that the higher the position of the countries considering the lower rate of infection and the higher rate of vaccination and the relaxed social distance rules, the better their position in recovery from COVID-19.

Malta is at the top of this index with the highest score of 73. It is followed by Chile in second place (72 points), Bahrain in third place (72 points), United Arab Emirates in fourth place (71 points) and Saudi Arabia in 5th place with 70.5 places.

Nikkei Asia has been publishing this index of corona virus epidemics since July 2021. Although China has been at the top of the index since then, the country's position has declined by nine steps in September. The Philippines is at the bottom of the index (121st) with a score of 30.5. It is followed by Laos (120th), Gabon (119th), Vietnam (118th) and Barbados and Angola jointly 116th.

Last month, Bangladesh raised five places to 39th out of 53 countries in the US media Bloomberg's Covid Resilience or Covid Tolerance Index. Bangladesh was ranked 44th in this Bloomberg index last August.

 

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