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What makes that question even harder is when you take into account the huge body of people back in January which were right at the margin of famine. When suppl
by Gwypaas 6y ago
What makes that question even harder is when you take into account the huge body of people back in January which were right at the margin of famine.
When supply chains stop how will the lowest of the lowest on the ladder cope?
"About 265 million people around the world are forecast to be facing acute food insecurity by the end of this year, a doubling of the 130 million estimated to suffer severe food shortages last year." [0]
Excess death because overrun hospitals should never happen, but the global perspective is horrifying and will never give any easy answers.
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/21/global-hunger-could-be-next-big-impact-of-coronavirus-pandemic https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/21/global-hunger-...