More than half a year has passed since Covid-19 hit.

Globally, governments have introduced measures to help buffer the blow of this pandemic.

However, regional economies are still grappling with new cases.

Over in Australia - its second-most populous state Victoria said that military personnel will be deployed to enforce Covid-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing tough new fines.  

In the Philippines over the weekend - President Rodrigo Duterte restored stricter quarantine restrictions around Metropolitan Manila.

The question is now - what next for regional economies, is a vaccine the only answer?

We spoke to Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics and Political Science at INSEAD to find out .

More than half a year has passed since Covid-19 hit.
Globally, governments have introduced measures to help buffer the blow of this pandemic.
However, regional economies are still grappling with new cases.
Over in Australia - its second-most populous state Victoria said that military personnel will be deployed to enforce Covid-19 isolation orders, with anyone caught in breach of those rules facing tough new fines.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the Philippines over the weekend - President Rodrigo Duterte restored stricter quarantine restrictions around Metropolitan Manila.
The question is now - what next for regional economies, is a vaccine the only answer?
We spoke to&nbsp;Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics and Political Science at INSEAD to find out .

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