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The head of the Disease Control Division of Brunei's Ministry of Health, Justin Wong, has publicized the country's plan to vaccinate 70 percent of its population through three phases by the end of 2021.

After a significant crisis in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Development Bank projected Southeast Asia would recover in 2021.

The Thai government has issued its third stimulus package in April, worth 1.9 trillion baht (USD 58 billion), aimed to mitigate the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Myanmar launched its CERP on April 29, implementing new measures and response plans starting from monetary reforms, increasing government spending to strengthening Myanmar’s healthcare system.

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia. The country has a high level of human development and is considered a newly industrialized economy.