Friday, May 15, 2020

Not everyone has a nice income, a nice home, and all the chicken thighs they want.

The Washington Post

So far, covid-19 appears to be a disease of the relatively rich, spreading predominantly in developed countries such as the United States. But experts think the pandemic's chaos will devastate the world's poor, even if the virus spares them. The World Food program estimates the number of people facing acute hunger will double this year to 265 million. A U.N. study says more than a half billion people could become impoverished. And already, nearly half the global workforce has lost their jobs.


Indian women wait in queue to receive free food on May 7, 2020 in New Delhi.
Indian women wait in queue to receive free food on May 7, 2020 in New Delhi.

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