Economics
Pandemic Erased Over 9 Million Jobs in Southeast Asia, ADB Says
- Downturn also pushed 4.7 million people into ‘extreme poverty’
- Recovery signs emerging, almost 60% of population vaccinated
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The coronavirus pandemic obliterated 9.3 million jobs in Southeast Asia as lockdowns hit the region’s traditional engines of growth such as hospitality and tourism, according to the Asian Development Bank.