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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 .