16/03/2022 06:30 (UTC)

Covid-19 pandemic pushes 4.7 million in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty

Bangkok/Manila/Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur/Phnom Penh, Mar 16 (EFE/EPA).- The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia into extreme poverty in 2021, said an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE AND DAILY LIVES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND; METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES; JAKARTA, INDONESIA; KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA; AND PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.

Metadata

Date: 16/03/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Social issue » Poverty
Economy, business and finance
Health » Epidemic and plague
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 85 seconds
Reference: 7001151674
Relevance: Normal