October 2022

PB22 Emerging from COVID, slowly: a Pacific update

Development Policy Centre Policy Brief No. 22
by Stephen Howes and Huiyuan Liu
Abstract:

More than two years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries all around the world continue to face outbreaks. The world is, nevertheless, transitioning from a pandemic to a post-pandemic or endemic phase, in which life is returning to normality, and borders are re-opening. This update reports on the challenges and risks the Pacific will face post-pandemic.

Suggested citation:

Howes, S. & Liu, H., 2022, ‘Emerging from COVID, slowly: a Pacific update’, Policy Brief No. 22, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.