Also Read | Why India needs to look east at Taiwan“If the current status quo in terms of testing, and infection control and prevention, is maintained, the region is expected to spend an additional $8.1 billion on covid-19 diagnostic tests, and between $520 million and $2.4 billion on healthcare utilisation by September 2021, depending on the level of mitigation response instituted," said the study, adding that India is expected to bear the largest share of these costs.The report pointed out that the disruption in education is also expected to have a considerable economic impact in the long term, and India will suffer the most of it in the region.Across South Asia, the report said, lower educational attainment by this cohort will result in a.