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In just a matter of two months, India’s second wave of COVID-19 infections overwhelmed the second most populous nation in the world, with 100,000 people deaths recorded during May.

Behind the massive health crisis lurks an unprecedented threat to the job and food security of millions. UN News’s Anshu Sharma spoke to World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director to India, Bishow Parajuli, for an overview of measures being taken to help the country recover.


This content originally appeared on UN News and was authored by Anshu Sharma, UN News - Delhi.

Citations

[1] COVID-19 Response | United Nations ➤ https://www.un.org/coronavirus[2] UN World Food Programme (WFP) ➤ http://www1.wfp.org/