Purpose

The world is facing an unprecedented transformation in its social, economic and financial environments due to the emergence of a new pandemic called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The norms on social distancing, lockdowns and sealing of international boundaries are the common measures taken by almost all regions of the world. However, the Asian region is found to have a relatively lesser number of infected cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in comparison to the other regions of the world. The present study has been aimed to review the roles of various factors as approaches, such as technology, business–government collaborations, financial bailouts and policies from government side and geographical and demographical factors of the countries in slowing down the transmission of virus in the Asian region including East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia for controlling COVID-19. Besides, the present study has also emphasised the gaps which have disabled the Asian region in controlling the transmission of virus.

Design/methodology/approach

For framing the paper, various articles, national and international reports and academic papers have been reviewed, which are published in the period 2000–2020. The studies are shortlisted on the basis of keywords, such as COVID-19, coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome-like coronavirus ( SARS-CoV-2), pandemic, virus, quarantine, Asia, etc.

Findings

The study has emphasised the roles of government, technology, business–government collaborations and geographical and demographical factors of countries as relevant factors in controlling COVID-19. Also, the study has highlighted inefficient health infrastructure, fear of social stigma and misinformation amongst citizens as those gaps where Asian regions are simultaneously found to be unprepared and inefficient to control the pandemic.

Research limitations/implications

The present review would aid researchers in explaining the relevance of macro-level factors such as technology, business–government collaborations, government policies and financial bailouts and geographical and demographical factors of the region in controlling the transmission of pandemics and epidemics.

Practical implications

The study would assist decision makers, governments and individuals in framing of the various strategies and interventions to control pandemics and epidemics.

Social implications

The present study has explained the relevance of various behavioural and social factors as gaps which are responsible for speeding up the transmission of COVID-19. Here, the study would guide the society in taking various right steps during the phase of pandemic and lockdowns.

Originality/value

Previously, rarely any study has been found which has reviewed the roles of macro-level factors as approaches and gaps in the context of the Asian region to slow down the transmission of COVID-19.

中文翻译：

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亚洲地区和COVID-19：控制病毒的方法和差距

目的

由于出现了一种新的大流行，称为冠状病毒病2019（COVID-19），世界正面临着其社会，经济和金融环境前所未有的变革。关于社会隔离，封锁和封锁国际边界的准则是世界几乎所有区域所采取的共同措施。但是，与世界其他地区相比，发现亚洲地区因COVID-19引起的感染病例和死亡病例相对较少。本研究旨在回顾各种因素的作用，例如技术，企业与政府之间的合作，政府的财政救助和政府方面的政策以及各国在减缓亚洲地区病毒传播方面的作用。包括东亚在内的地区 南亚和东南亚，用于控制COVID-19。此外，本研究还强调了阻碍亚洲地区控制病毒传播的空白。

设计/方法/方法

为了构筑本文，我们对各种文章，国家和国际报告以及学术论文进行了审查，并于2000年至2020年期间发表了这些论文。根据关键词，例如COVID-19，冠状病毒，严重急性呼吸系统综合症样冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2），大流行，病毒，检疫，亚洲等，将研究入围。

发现

该研究强调了政府，技术，企业与政府之间的合作以及国家的地理和人口因素作为控制COVID-19的相关因素的作用。此外，该研究还强调了医疗基础设施效率低下，人们对社会污名化以及对公民的错误信息的恐惧，因为同时发现亚洲地区没有做好准备并且无法有效控制流行病的差距。

研究局限/意义

本综述将帮助研究人员解释宏观因素，例如技术，企业与政府之间的合作，政府政策和财政救助以及该地区的地理和人口因素在控制流行病和流行病的传播中的相关性。

实际影响

该研究将帮助决策者，政府和个人制定各种策略和干预措施，以控制大流行和流行病。

社会影响

本研究已经解释了各种行为和社会因素与差距的相关性，这些差距是导致COVID-19传播加快的原因。在这里，这项研究将指导社会在大流行和封锁阶段采取正确的措施。

创意/价值

以前，几乎没有任何研究回顾过宏观因素在亚洲地区背景下降低COVID-19传播速度的方法和差距中的作用。