Condemned to Malvivir: how COVID has shot up poverty (El Pais)

El Pais published an article about how millions will be affected by the pandemic that turns into a food security crisis. There is no crisis without a good dose of euphemisms. “Austerity” is equal to cuts in public services, “negative growth” equals recession and if people don’t have food there’s talk of “food insecurity.” Senior Research Fellow David Laborde is quoted as saying, “We must act beyond avoiding hunger. Making people survive is a very low bar. We need to protect your health and livelihood to have a good, sustainable recovery, and not leave the crisis with more long-term inequalities.” Recent announcements about the effectiveness of the vaccine are also not an incentive for the poorest in the poorest nations. “By 2020, the story is mainly written and only adequate mitigation of the second wave could limit the damage,” said Laborde.