TOKYO -- Southeast Asian countries attempting to escape the COVID-19 quagmire are struggling to overcome the fast-spreading delta variant and late vaccinations that left them more exposed, Nikkei's updated COVID-19 Recovery Index shows.
COVID-19 Recovery Index
COVID Recovery Index: Delta strain and late jabs hold ASEAN back
Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand occupy last four spots
A worker wearing personal protective equipment sprays a street in Hanoi with disinfectant as Vietnam struggles to contain COVID-19. © Reuters
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