KEY DRIVERS
In light of the high prevalence of acute food insecurity, there is an urgent need to scale up of current assistance to reduce food consumption gaps and protect/save livelihoods for the 4.34 million people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) and above.
This IPC analysis does not factor in the direct and indirect impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the food insecurity of Zimbabwe. The analysis was conducted before the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020, and before any restrictive measures on travels and movements that may be applied. Whereas we know that COVID-19 is already affecting almost every aspect of life, in general, the pandemic is believed to reduce food availability and curtail economic access to food for all populations, raising concerns in particular over the areas with highest levels of food insecurity.
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