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ASEAN+3 and COVID-19: Panoply of Pandemic Policies Korea Contents Brunei Darussalam ............................................................................................................................. 1 Cambodia ........................................................................................................................................... 7 China ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Hong Kong, China ............................................................................................................................ 26 Indonesia .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Japan ................................................................................................................................................ 61 ASEAN+3 and COVID-19: Panoply of Pandemic Policies Korea ................................................................................................................................................ 66 (Since February 1, 2020) Lao PDR ........................................................................................................................................... 76 Malaysia ........................................................................................................................................... 81 Myanmar ........................................................................................................................................... 91 The Philippines ................................................................................................................................. 94 Singapore ....................................................................................................................................... 102 Thailand .......................................................................................................................................... 107 Vietnam .......................................................................................................................................... 122 Euro Area / European Union ........................................................................................................... 124 United Kingdom .............................................................................................................................. 126 United States .................................................................................................................................. 129 Cut-off date: February 28, 2021 ASEAN+3: COVID-19 Pandemic Policies Contributor: Vanne Khut ([email protected]) (Since February 1, 2020) Updated April 2, 2021 Brunei Darussalam Date Measure Monetary Policy/Operations Fiscal Policy Private Sector Regulatory Forbearance Containment March 15, 2020 • • • • • Barred citizens and foreign residents from leaving the country as COVID-19 cases reached 50, following first identified case on March 9. • Banned mass gatherings including weddings and sporting events. March 16 • • • • • (Ministry of Religious Affairs) announced closure of all mosques in the country. • • • • • Declared that “any individual arriving in Brunei,” including a Bruneian coming from abroad, would have to “self-isolate” for two weeks or face a penalty of imprisonment up to a period of 6 months, or a fine up to BND 10,000, or both. March 19 • • Introduced a set of interim measures, • [AMBD and the Brunei Association of • • effective April 1, 2020, for six months, Banks (BAB)] Agreed on following including: measures effective from April 1, 2020: – allowing a six-month deferment on – Support for the business sector in the Employees Trust Fund (TAP) and form of six months’ deferment on Supplementary Contributory Pension principal repayment of financing/loans (SCP) for micro, small and medium for the following sectors: (1) tourism; (2) enterprises (MSMEs) with employees hospitality/event management; (3) earning less than BND1,500. restaurant (food and beverage); (4) air – providing the full SCP contribution for the transportation. self-employed. The self-employed SCP – Extend the deferment to food and scheme carries a survivorship benefit, medical supplies importers to support which includes a BND 400 monthly the high cash flow requirements, and payout to dependents for up to 15 years, – Waive all bank fees and charges, except in addition to receiving the SCP already for third party charges, related to trade paid up if the participant passes away and payment transactions for companies before 60 years-old. in these sectors for six months. – Offering a 30 percent discount on rental – Waive online local interbank transfer rates for government buildings for fees and charges for 6 months for all MSMEs, 50 percent discount on customers to encourage social corporate tax for companies and 15 distancing. percent discount on water and electric bills for the tourism, hospitality (including hotels and registered lodging houses), food and beverage, as well as air and water transport sectors. – Offering a six month extension for i- Ready apprentices and trainees whose contracts end before September 2020. – allowing temporary exemption of customs and excise duties on personal hygiene products to help retailers and consumers manage prices amid increasing demand. – providing business matching by Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) for MSMEs to onboard e-commerce platforms to help market their services/products online more effectively, to mitigate challenges with offline retail. – providing an additional monthly allowance of BND 400 to frontline health workers and volunteers. Note: These measures (including those from AMBD) will boost the economic stimulus 1 ASEAN+3 and COVID-19: Panoply of Pandemic Policies (Since February 1, 2020) Brunei Darussalam Date Measure Monetary Policy/Operations Fiscal Policy Private Sector Regulatory Forbearance Containment package, total to BND 450 million (2.4 percent of GDP). March 23 • • • • • Banned entry of foreign nationals. April 14 • • • • • Conducted Random COVID-19 tests for migrant workers, including cleaners. • Revised Home self-isolation to 14 days post discharge. April 19 • • • • • Required foreigners entering Brunei to pay BND 1,000 for COVID-19 lab tests. May 4 • • • • • Started to conduct nationwide survey to assess COVID-19 community spread. May 6 • • • • • Allowed daily limited service across borders—only 25 companies that are registered are allowed to cross the border. May 9 • • Provided a reduction in annual commercial • • • property taxes of up to 50 per cent, with the aim of supporting local businesses to offset the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. May 13 • • • • • Extended “stay home, stay safe” campaign until July 31 May 16 • • • • • Started the first phase of the de-escalation plan from May 16 to lift the COVID-19 restrictions. This first phase in the reduction of social distancing measures will include driving schools, gyms and fitness centres, sports facilities (indoor and outdoor), restaurants, cafes and food courts as well as stalls and markets. • Resumed restaurant dine-in services with precautions. Food premise operators are allowed to take in 30 percent of their seating, but buffets are not allowed May 22 • • • • • Prepared repatriation plan for Bruneian students. May 29 • • • • • Started reopening of mosques for Friday prayers after two months. June 2 • • • • • Started to partially reopen schools. Students in Year 6, 8, 10 Express, 11, 12 and 13 will be the first groups to return to school in the first phase of reopening, while other pupils will continue with online lessons. • Received ‘travel bubble’ proposals from three countries—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) received two official offers, from China on May 29 and Singapore on June 3 to restart bilateral travel, while waiting for Malaysia to submit their formal proposal that would allow Bruneians to cross the border. June 7 • • • • • Resumed outdoor sport activities with caution. • Started re-opening of Bandarku Ceria for vendors, individual leisure activities. June 8 • • • • • Resumed operation of centers for child care and people with different abilities. June 12 • • • • • Announced decision to skip this year's Haj pilgrimage over COVID-19 concerns. June 15 • • • • • Entered the second level of the government’s four level de-escalation plan for COVID-19 restrictions. This level will 2 ASEAN+3 and COVID-19: Panoply of Pandemic Policies (Since February 1, 2020) Brunei Darussalam Date Measure Monetary Policy/Operations Fiscal Policy Private Sector Regulatory Forbearance Containment enable eateries, fitness and sporting centres and driving schools to increase occupancy from 30 percent to 60 percent of their premise capacity. • Conducted random swab tests for primary school students, teachers, and staff. • Required swab tests for inbound foreign workers. June 16 • • • • • Reported no active case since June 16, with the total number of confirmed cases remaining at 141, comprising 138 discharged and 3 deaths. June 23 • • • • • Continued to require students returning home to self-isolate. • Applied swab test charges to all outbound travellers. July 6 • • • • • Entered phase 3 of the de-escalation program: – the number of people permitted at mass gatherings to increase from 30 to 50 percent of capacity, – places of worship besides mosques and suraus are allowed to accommodate 80 percent of capacity. – restaurants and cafes are
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