Introduction:The Coronavirus pandemic is the biggest crisis that the world is facing today post World War-II. Even after four months, the Coronavirus crisis continues to be the deadliest pandemic which the world has witnessed in the last century. The death toll across the world is still on a rise. Some countries have passed their peaks while others are witnessing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases on a daily basis. Coronavirus has wreaked havoc to the economic and social life of almost all countries across the world.For the purpose of analysing the impact of COVID-19 on countries in the Indian Ocean Region, 20 Countries have been selected. The countries are as follows: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Oman, UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and Australia.This report analyses the impact of COVID-19 in these 20 Indian Ocean Countries in terms of the trajectory of confirmed cases, recovery, deaths, lockdown strategy of countries, government responses for economic recovery post lockdown, the geopolitical and geoeconomic impact of Covid-19 in the Indian Ocean as well as disruptions and challenges in the post-COVID era.
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