With the help of pictorial illustrations explain how the cororna lockdown has affected human food habits
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The most vulnerable populations will face increased food insecurity. The threat of not having access to particular desired foodstuffs (which many people are experiencing for the first time in their lives) is eclipsed by the threat of not having any source of income or access to food at all. More than 820 million people around the world find themselves in this latter situation as they face the additional threat of a global pandemic.
Without a doubt, the number of people experiencing hunger is going to increase dramatically. Recommended or mandatory social isolation around the world means that millions of people that work in the restaurant, tourism, hotel, entertainment, and air travel industries, among others, will suddenly find themselves unemployed. As the economic crisis continues to expand, this sudden wave of unemployment will extend to other industries.
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With coronavirus-hit Wuhan in lockdown, residents are faced with some basic challenges, such as how to find food.
The severe restrictions on the city's 11 million residents, designed to prevent the spread of the disease, mean even simple grocery shopping and eating out are no longer straightforward.
Chinese blogging site Weibo is abuzz with people complaining about problems getting food.
One Wuhan resident talked about the difficulties in buying certain vegetables, with prices of other foods "a little expensive".
Even getting food delivered comes with risks.
"I used to order delivery foods many times a week, but now it's much less, about four times a week, as we want to avoid direct contact with the delivery guy,'' said Xingxing Yin, a student from Wuhan.
But one Chinese meal delivery firm is adapting its technology to solve that challenge.
China's food courier market has grown rapidly in recent years and Meituan is now the biggest player with 440 million customers and 700,000 daily riders.
It is now using its vast network and its technology to help support Wuhan and the wider province of Hubei during the crisis.
