An estimated 12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to Covid-19 by the end of the year, Oxfam said. By comparison, data by Johns Hopkins University shows that the pandemic's deadliest day so far was April 17, when 8,890 deaths were recorded.
The pandemic could cause long-term damage to how we get our foodIn its briefing, Oxfam calls out food and beverage industry titans like Coca-Cola, Unilever, General Mills among others.
Grocery prices are soaring. Here's what's getting more expensive"This is a 46% increase over the 37 million people who were food insecure prior to the COVID-19 crisis," based on data from 2018, said Emily Engelhard, a managing director at Feeding America. Many more Americans are taking advantage of food banks across the country to get by, the organization says.
The pandemic has America's farmers on the brink. This could help us surviveMore forceful government intervention to purchase and redistribute food, and measures to keep retail prices for basic needs from rising"at least in the short term" would also be impactful, Gómez argued."We should not forget about the importance of public policy or government in ensuring the availability of products at fair prices," said Gómez.
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The hunger crisis created by the needless hysteria driven by the panic pornographers at CNN.
No shit! Many people have been saying this since the beginning of the lockdown!
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99% survival rate is the important part CNN hates telling you.
Wait until the housing crisis that no one talks about. In two months there will be a boat load of homeless who have lost their apartments or homes.
Hunger crisis caused by unnecessary lockdown that led to economic crisis, which will now be a major catastrophe.
Total bullshit on the numbers! It's just a Flu! Stop living in Fear!
Why is all your news dramatic? You can stop spreading the fear at anytime
Uganda is so much political, there for left the nation to perish coz of selfish motives of the politicians
Oh, so NOW you want to pay attention to the dangerous effects of shutting down economies? When the cure is worse than the disease... MILLIONS are suffering to save thousands.
Exactly , that is the reason we can not shut down the economy , it may be sad but true Money is what makes the World go around !
not only a food shortage, but increases in suicides and less production of medical devices and supplies. People warned about this, but were guilt shamed when the facts were brought up. The Left used Covid for an election, and we now see the consequences
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Starvation is not a symptom of COVID... it's a symptom of Fascist leadership.
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