In Asia, government actions impact Nikkei COVID Recovery Index

Vaccine rollouts and case declines send Taiwan up 17 places while Laos drops 28

People crowd Orchard Road, Singapore's famous shopping district. Singapore and Hong Kong moved up the COVID-19 Recovery Index to be on par with Western countries, while many Southeast Asian countries have fallen back due to delays in vaccination. © AP

GRACE LI, Nikkei staff writer

July 9, 2021 19:28 JST

TOKYO -- Some countries and regions in Asia have seen their rankings on Nikkei's COVID-19 Recovery Index change significantly over the past week, with Taiwan leading the biggest jump of 17 places as the island appears on track to overcome its latest outbreak.

Taiwan is now in the 66th spot, according to index results as of July 7, compared to 83rd place last week, thanks to falling case numbers and accelerated vaccine rollouts.