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July 9, 2020 This year, 12,000 people could die from starvation. A condition related to COVID-19. Deaths that are potentially more than it could kill the disease.
Oxfam said so in a new published report. The daily mortality rate observed globally for COVID-19 has in fact reached its highest point, recorded in April 2020, with just over 10,000 deaths per day.

121 million people at risk of hunger
"The Hunger Virus" reveals how 121 million more people could be brought to the brink of hunger this year due to the social and economic fallout due to the pandemic, including through mass unemployment, the interruption of food production and supplies and drop in aid.

Oxfam director: multinationals have grown rich
Oxfam interim executive director, Chema Vera, said: "COVID-19 is the last straw for millions of people already struggling with the impacts of conflict, climate change, inequality and a broken food system, which has depleted millions of food producers and workers. Meanwhile, top executives continue to make profits: eight of the largest food and beverage companies have paid over $ 18 billion to shareholders since January, although the pandemic was spreading around the world, many times more than the United Nations says it is necessary to stop people who are hungry. "

Top 10 places most at risk
The report reveals the ten worst hunger hotspots in the world, places like Venezuela and South Sudan, where the food crisis is more serious and worse due to the pandemic. It also highlights emerging hunger epicenters "middle-income countries like India, South Africa and Brazil" where millions of people have been hit hard by the pandemic.