This note discusses the impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and lockdowns on Nepal’s domestic labor market, using data from the 2017-2018 Nepal Labor Force Survey (NLFS) and the 2018 National Economic Census (NEC). Income relief measures targeted for formal sector firms widely practiced in...

The short-term impact of coronavirus outbreak (i.e., 2019-nCov) on Vietnam’s economy could be significant, as high 6-10 percent of monthly output, but short-lived if the outbreak is rapidly contained. While the recent measures by the Government to limit the mobility of people, goods, and...