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The coronavirus has brought hunger to millions of people. Lockdowns and social distancing are drying up work and are likely to disrupt agricultural production and supply routes — leaving millions more to worry how they will get enough to eat. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
Already, 135 million people faced acute food shortages, but with the pandemic, 130 million more could go hungry in 2020, the World Food Program’s chief economist said. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
With the coronavirus forcing schools to close around the world, more than 368 million children have lost the healthy meals and snacks they normally receive. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
In Venezuela, the pandemic could deal a devastating blow to millions already living in the world’s largest economic collapse outside wartime. “I’m worried that if protests start, we wouldn’t be able to get out of here,” said a Caracas resident. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
In Kenya, people desperate to eat set off a stampede in Nairobi during a recent giveaway of flour and cooking oil, leaving scores injured and 2 people dead. “People have lost jobs. It showed you how hungry they are,” a Kenyan government worker said. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
In India, where daily-wage workers with little or no social safety net face a future where hunger is a more immediate threat than the virus.
“Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us,” one migrant worker said. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
“Instead of coronavirus, the hunger will kill us,” one migrant worker said. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
The disruptions caused by the coronavirus have made the dire situation for millions of people already living hand-to-mouth worse. Read @Lattif’s report on the forces contributing to the global hunger crisis. https://nyti.ms/2znxS5n
