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The following includes the previous week’s updates on government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. For a PDF covering all prior government responses, click here.

Last updated February 23.

National Responses to Covid-19 in Southeast Asia

Brunei

Public Health Response

• Brunei’s Minister of Health announced on February 19 that anyone found committing a repeat offense of the stay-at-home order will be prosecuted beginning February 21.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Cambodia

Public Health Response

• Cambodia on February 23 began vaccinating children aged 3-4 with a first dose of the Sinopharm or Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Indonesia

Public Health Response

• Indonesia on February 22 increased the level of public mobility restrictions in Cirebon, Magelang, Tegal, and Madiun to level 4.


• Indonesia on February 22 shortened the interval between the second and third dose of Covid-19 vaccines for individuals aged 60 and older from six months to three.


• Indonesia on February 23 reduced the number of PCR tests that individuals exposed to Covid-19 will need to take to exit self-isolation. Patients will now take only one test on the fifth day following exposure.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Laos

Public Health Response

• The Lao government announced that it will begin vaccinating children aged six and older beginning February 21.  


• On February 21, the Lao government told ministries, organizations, factories, and local authorities to conduct checks among their staff to identify those who are fully vaccinated and encourage those who are not to get vaccinated.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Malaysia

Public Health Response

• On February 16, AstraZeneca delivered over 1.3 million directly purchased vaccine doses to Malaysia.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Myanmar

Public Health Response

• No new updates.

Economic Response 

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

The Philippines

Public Health Response

• Australia donated 1,725,750 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines, which arrived in two shipments on February 18 and February 21.


• Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on February 21 announced that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases will recognize the national vaccination certificates of eight additional countries: Egypt, Maldives, Palau, Albania, Estonia, Greece, Malta, and Uruguay.


• On February 21, Philippine Airlines issued an advisory stating that fully-vaccinated Filipino tourists and short-term visitors will be able to travel quarantine-free to Singapore through a new Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) beginning March 4.


• Department of Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje on February 21 announced that the government will adjust its Covid-19 vaccination drive to accelerate the administration of booster shots and the inoculation of senior citizens. Adjustments include improving the accessibility of inoculation sites, simplifying the vaccination process, and increasing engagement with local leadership to improve vaccination rates in Muslim-majority communities.


• The Metro Manila Council on February 23 announced that the Metro Manila mayors have unanimously agreed to ease the pandemic alert level in the capital region to level 1 starting March 1.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Singapore

Public Health Response

• On February 16, Singapore announced that it would expand quarantine-free travel to individuals from Hong Kong, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates later in the same month.


• The Philippine government on February 22 announced that fully vaccinated tourists can undergo quarantine-free travel to Singapore starting March 4.


• On February 22, Singapore announced that long-term pass holders who travel through its VTL scheme will no longer have to apply for a travel pass or take a Covid-19 PCR test once they arrive at the airport. They will be required to take a rapid test at any testing center within 24 hours of their arrival instead.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Thailand

Public Health Response

• Thailand on February 11 approved a plan to receive 400,140 doses of the Pfizer vaccine donated by France and return 122,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Singapore.
   
• Thailand on February 17 announced that students with either mild or asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 will be allowed to take university entrance examinations. Infected students will conduct their tests in separate examination areas.


• Thailand on February 21 raised its Covid-19 alert level to level 4, although the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced that it will not impose new lockdowns.


• Thailand on February 23 eased entry requirements for fully vaccinated international travelers, who will now only need to take one PCR test upon arrival and one antigen test on the fifth day following arrival starting March 1.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council on February 21 announced that the country’s economy expanded by 1.6 percent in 2021.

Timor-Leste

Public Health Response

• No new updates.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

Vietnam

Public Health Response

• The Health Ministry on February 17 approved three antiviral Covid-19 drugs containing Molnupiravir for emergency use.
   
• Vietnam on February 23 reinstated flight routes with 20 international destinations, including Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Laos, China, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, and the United States.

Economic Response

• No new updates.

Economic Projections

• No new updates.

ASEAN Response to Covid-19

• No new updates.

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International Assistance to Southeast Asia

Assistance from China

• No new updates.

Non-government Chinese aid:

• No new updates.

Assistance from the United States

• The United States on February 22 donated $1.6 million worth of medical equipment for Covid-19 and tuberculosis treatment to Indonesia through a partnership between USAID and Muhammadiyah.

Non-government U.S. aid:

• No new updates.

Assistance from Singapore

• Singapore on February 21 donated $13.9 million worth of medical supplies and equipment to Indonesia, including 697 ventilators and 1 million masks.

Non-government Singaporean Aid

• No new updates.

Assistance from Vietnam

• No new updates.

Assistance from Malaysia

• No new updates.

Assistance from Indonesia

• No new updates.

Assistance from Thailand

• No new updates.

Assistance from Laos

• No new updates.

Assistance from Japan

• Thailand’s Ministry of Education on February 22 announced that Japan had donated $74,000 worth of face masks.

Assistance from South Korea

• No new updates.

Assistance from Cambodia

• No new updates.

Non-government Cambodian Aid

• No new updates.

Assistance from Taiwan

• No new updates.

Assistance from India

• No new updates.

Assistance from Australia

• Australia donated 1,725,750 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to the Philippines, which arrived in two shipments on February 18 and February 21.

Assistance from New Zealand

• No new updates.

Assistance from the European Union

• No new updates.

Assistance from France

• Thailand on February 11 approved a plan to receive 400,140 doses of the Pfizer vaccine donated by France and return 122,400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Singapore.

Non-government French Aid

• No new updates.

Assistance from Austria

• No new updates.

Assistance from Germany

• No new updates.

Assistance from Turkey

• No new updates.

Assistance from Iceland

• No new updates.

Assistance from Belgium

• No new updates.

Assistance from Slovakia

• No new updates.

Assistance from Sweden

• No new updates.

Assistance from Switzerland

• No new updates.

Assistance from Poland

• No new updates.

Assistance from Italy

• No new updates.

Assistance from Israel

• No new updates.

Assistance from Saudi Arabia

• No new updates.

Assistance from the United Arab Emirates

• No new updates.

Assistance from the United Kingdom

• No updates.

Non-government British aid

• No new updates.

Assistance from Portugal

• No new updates.

Assistance from Russia

• No new updates.

Assistance from Cuba

• No new updates.

Assistance from Hungary

• No new updates.

Assistance from Croatia

• No new updates.

Assistance from the Czech Republic

• No new updates.

Assistance from the Netherlands

• No new updates.

Assistance from Brunei

• No new updates.

Assistance from Argentina

• No new updates.

Assistance from Spain

• No new updates.

Assistance from Greece

• No new updates.

Assistance from Luxembourg

• No new updates.

Assistance from Qatar

• No new updates.

Assistance from Canada

• No new updates.

Multilateral Assistance

World Health Organization

• No new updates.

World Bank

• No new updates.

International Monetary Fund

• No new updates.

Asian Development Bank

• No new updates.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

• No new updates.

United Nations

• No new updates.

COVAX

• No new updates.

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CSIS Analysis