Question

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions in your own words.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and

presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of

work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating:

tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the

number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could

increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.

Millions of enterprises face the threat of closure. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3

billion global workforce are at risk of losing their livelihoods. Informal economy

workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and

access to quality health care.

Immediate and purposeful action to save lives and livelihoods should include

extending universal health coverage and income support for those most affected.

These include workers in the informal economy and in poorly protected and low-paid

jobs, including youth, older workers, and migrants. Particular attention must be paid

to the situation of women in low-paid jobs. Different forms of support should be

given, including cash transfers, child allowances and healthy school meals, shelter

and food relief, support for employment retention and recovery, and financial relief

for businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises. In designing and

implementing such measures it is essential that governments work closely with

employers and workers.

Now is the time for global solidarity and support, especially with the most vulnerable in

our societies, particularly in the emerging and developing world. Only together can we

overcome the intertwined social and economic impacts of the pandemic and prevent its

escalation into a humanitarian and food security catastrophe, with the potential loss of

already achieved development gains.

1. Why does the passage state that the economic and social disruption caused by the

Covid 19 pandemic is devastating?

2. Why are ‘informal economy workers’ said to be particularly vulnerable?

3. According to this passage, who are the “most affected” by the pandemic?
4. What forms of support can be extended to those affected?

5. According to the passage, what can happen if there is no global solidarity and

support in handling the social and economic impacts of the pandemic? ​

Answer 1

1) The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating.

2) "Informal economy workers" are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care.

3) Immediate and purposeful action to save lives and livelihoods should include extending universal health coverage and income support for those most affected.

4) Particular attention must be paid to the situation of women in low-paid jobs. Different forms of support should be given, including cash transfers, child allowances and healthy school meals, shelter and food relief, support for employment retention and recovery, and financial relief for businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

according to the passage what can happen if there