Current Situation and Implications for Household Welfare
While Myanmar responded early and decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic thereby limiting adverse health impacts, evidence from the Myanmar COVID-19 Monitoring Platform shows that impacts on households’ welfare were significant. Border movement restri...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/594341603898784461/Current-Situation-and-Implications-for-Household-Welfare http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34695 |
| Summary: | While Myanmar responded early and
decisively to the COVID-19 pandemic thereby limiting adverse
health impacts, evidence from the Myanmar COVID-19
Monitoring Platform shows that impacts on households’
welfare were significant. Border movement restrictions
starting in February and a complete lockdown between March
and April forced non-essential businesses to cease
operations and prevented people from traveling to work.
Meanwhile, about 100,000 economic migrants returned from
Thailand alone. As a result, in May 2020, about 54 percent
of households’ main workers reported not working and about
16 percent of firms had temporarily closed. The easing of
restrictions between May and August contributed to a partial
rebound of the economy, which is still suffering from the
impact of reduced global demand, border trade disruptions,
and potential changes in consumer behaviors. |
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