Global report: China records most daily cases since March; poverty fears in south-east Asia | World news | The Guardian
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In south-east Asia, the UN has said decades of progress in tackling poverty could be undone by the economic impact of coronavirus.
While many countries in the region have managed to control the pandemic, it has disrupted trade, and brought travel to a standstill in tourism-dependent countries such as Thailand. Migrant workers who send remittances back home to their families, a major source of income in countries such as the Philippines, have been left stranded and without employment.The UN warned of rising unemployment in countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, adding that: “[A] lack of secured income and sufficient social protection could force tens of millions of people into extreme poverty in this region,” it said.
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