Food insecurity will be the sting in the tail of COVID-19 - The Lancet Global Health

Type Journal Article Author The Lancet Global Health URL https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(20)30228-X/fulltext Rights © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. Series Editorial Volume 8 Issue 6 Pages E737 Publication The Lancet Global Health Date 01/06/2020 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30228-X Accessed 2020-07-05 20:38:21 Abstract On April 29, UNICEF published a discussion paper comparing the probable downstream effects of COVID-19 in developed and developing countries. High-income and upper-middle-income countries have borne the brunt of deaths associated with COVID-19 so far, and they are now seeing diminishing mortality rates. Countries across the world are easing lockdown restrictions. But, as this UNICEF paper outlines, for populations least affected by the disease itself, but for whom food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition are already prevalent and critical problems, the worst might be yet to come.