WFP: Food Prices Rise in Yemen Due to COVID-19
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The coronavirus has led to a rise in food prices in Yemen, World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday.
“Rising food prices caused by #COVID_19 pandemic will hit vulnerable families the hardest,” WFP said on Twitter.
The humanitarian organization stressed on the necessity of the ongoing food assistance to the war-torn country, describing the aid as a “lifeline” for Yemenis.
WFP said last month that it would cut its aid in Yemen’s northern regions as a result of “lack of funding”.
On Tuesday, the exiled Hadi’s government reported a total of 65 COVID-19 cases, including ten fatalities. In addition, the Yemeni government in Sana’a declared two confirmed cases of the virus in northern Yemen, and two fatalities in the capital Sana’a.