Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Policy responses

Note: food prices is a major driver of food insecurity yet it is not within the humanitarian  sector scope of work and mandate to control or stabilize them. The same applies for inflations and exchange rates. Recommended measures should come from other parts of ES, possibly EST.

Links and references

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/09/africa/nigeria-coronavirus-cases-intl/index.html

FAO, 2016: impact of Ebola outbreak on market chains and trade in West Africa: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5641e.pdf

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