Coronavirus myth-busting: The truth about empty shelves and toilet paper shortages (Grist) 

Grist reported on panic food shopping and if there is a legitimate cause for it. Senior Research Fellow Emeritus, Shenggen Fan stated that “COVID-19 is a health crisis. But it could also lead to a food security crisis if proper measures are not taken.” IFPRI researchers in How much will global poverty increase because of COVID-19? predicted that the number of desperately poor people — those living on less than $1.90 a day — could surge by 14 million because of the virus to around 750 million. If the pandemic shuts down international trade, that could rise to 22 million.