Virus severely affects S. Asian livelihoods (Financial Express) 

Financial Express (India) reported on the 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) which had its launch in New Delhi. According to the Report, the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia has severely affected livelihoods of over 1.7 billion people. It states disruptions to supply chains, lack of access to health and nutrition services, and overwhelmed social protection led to rising food and nutrition insecurity in the South Asian region. Director General Johan Swinnen was quoted as saying, “Food systems provide opportunities to improve food and nutrition security, generate income, and drive inclusive economic growth, but even in prosperous times too many people are excluded from fully participating in them and securing these benefits. In times of crisis like today, inclusion is an even greater imperative for protecting the most vulnerable.”