MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 79th place out of 98 countries who were rated for their performance in relation to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, a study by an Australian think-tank group showed.
According to Lowy Institute’s COVID Performance Index posted on Thursday, the Philippines ended up with an average score of 30.6, just behindSpain which had a score of 31.2, and Italy, which ranked 59th with a score of 40.4, two of the worst-hit European countries.
In comparison, top performers New Zealand, Vietnam, and Taiwan had scores of 94.4, 90.8, and 86.4, respectively.
Lowy Institute said that the scores were based on how countries managed the pand…
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