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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Elizabeth Puranam

COVID-19 outbreak is worsening malnutrition in India

COVID-19 outbreak is worsening malnutrition in India

There are warnings the world is on the brink of a "hunger pandemic".

Charity Oxfam says up to 12,000 people could starve to death each day because of coronavirus-related restrictions.

In India, malnutrition is already a threat to life - and the United Nations says the pandemic is making that worse.

Al Jazeera's Elizabeth Puranam reports from New Delhi.

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