Philippines jumps 46 spots to rank 57th in Nikkei Asia's recovery index

The Philippines jumped 46 spots to rank 57th out of 122 countries in Nikkei Asia's latest COVID-19 Recovery Index as of November 30.

This improvement is attributed mainly to a significant increase in infection management scores, with the country recording its lowest number of cases and some hospitals reporting zero COVID-19 patients for the first time since the pandemic.

Despite this progress, the Philippines still has one of the highest short-term case fatality rates at over 9%, according to Our World in Data.