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COVID-19: UN urges countries to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ due to pandemic
Governments across the world have been urged by the World Food Programme and the United Nations children’s agency to shore up the futures of the 370 million children worldwide who depend on school meals.
“For millions of children around the world, the meal they get at school is the only meal they get in a day. Without it, they go hungry, they risk falling sick, dropping out of school and losing their best chance of escaping poverty,” said David Beasley, the WFP Executive Director.
“We must act now to prevent the health pandemic from becoming a hunger catastrophe and to ensure that no one is left behind.”
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Meanwhile, health authorities in China have reported four new cases of COVID-19 at the end of Wednesday. All were imported.
The figure brings the total number of imported cases in the mainland to 1,664 and takes the country’s tally to 82,862.
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