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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept.6 (Borneo Bulletin / ANN): Brunei is in the top 50 globally in terms of the safest places to live during the Covid-19 pandemic, a study by Deep Knowledge Group late revealed. August, a consortium of businesses and nonprofits owned by Deep Knowledge Ventures, a Hong Kong-based investment firm.
He indicated that the focus of the Brunei authorities across the nation, a strong leader, a highly engaged population and the participation of everyone in Brunei managed to stop the spread of Covid-19.
The study was conducted in 250 countries and territories in a survey that analyzed the efficiency of quarantine, monitoring and detection, as well as emergency preparedness. Brunei has 145 cases and three deaths today.
In the United Nations (UN) preparation panel of Southeast Asian countries for the Covid-19 report published last July, Brunei Darussalam with a high development index (HDI) of 0.841 received a high score in the systems of Asean health, especially in the provision of nurses and midwifery, and second level for doctors and hospital beds.
In the Deep Knowledge Group report, the first place went to Germany, followed by New Zealand and South Korea. Switzerland, which was first in June, fell to fourth place. The most dangerous nations are Somali, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Mali.
The report says the point is that it is not so much about whether a country has been hit hard by Covid-19 yet or not, although that does matter, but also whether there is political will and social acceptance of the quarantine and lockdown measures. , either at the national or national level. Local governments cooperate well, if a nation has good monitoring and detection and a strong medical system and how vulnerable a country is to economic dislocation due to Covid-19, as well as how well equipped a country is to handle emergencies.
Deep Knowledge Group first published a ranking of the safest countries for Covid-19 in June 2020. The think tank updated its data and methodology and republished a report on the safest countries and regions.
“Deep Knowledge Group’s new Covid-19 special analytical case study is designed to classify, analyze and rank the economic, social and health stability achieved by each of the 250 countries and regions included in its analysis, as well as the strengths , weaknesses and opportunities and threats or risks that they present in the battle against the global economic and health crisis caused by Covid-19 ”, said the group.
Deep Knowledge Group stated that they analyzed more than 140 parameters and considered more than 35,000 data points, both significantly more than the June report. – Borneo Bulletin / Asian News Network
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