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The Fox News Rundown

Global Pandemic: Covid-19 Puts Hundreds of Millions at Risk of Starvation

The Fox News Rundown

FOX News Podcasts

News, Daily News, Politics

3.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the dire poverty and hunger situation in many countries across the world. Aid workers are putting themselves at risk to carry out food delivery missions, all while facing a disruption in food supply chains. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Tjada McKenna, the COO of CARE, on what her organization is doing to help hundreds of millions of people at risk of starvation amid the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Maria Bartiromo. I'm Greg Gutfeld. I'm Tammy Bruce and this is the Fox News rundown.

0:39.2

Wednesday June 17th, 2020. I'm Trey Inks. Hundreds of millions could be at risk of starvation by the end of the year

0:46.5

amid the coronavirus outbreak.

0:48.4

For countries and places that are more fragile that already have a lot of issues be it like political instability

0:54.4

or just high levels of hunger and poverty.

0:57.6

In the first place, COVID is just another exacerbating factor for people in that circumstance.

1:04.0

This is the Fox News rundown, global pandemic.

1:07.0

Before the global spread of COVID-19, millions around the world were struggling with food security.

1:17.0

With global supply chains halted in many areas, an international focus shifted to fighting

1:21.4

coronavirus, experts warn of dire consequences if more

1:24.8

international action isn't taken.

1:27.2

Over the next few minutes, you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak, and hear

1:31.6

from JADA McKenna, the CEO of care, an organization working to end world hunger and defeat poverty.

1:37.0

Starting first in Iraq where more than 700 coronavirus deaths are being reported,

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