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| Food Riots May Arise from Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is continuing to take a toll globally, as the number of confirmed cases has climbed to more than 1,270,000, with over 69,450 deaths. Millions of people around the world who are forced to stay inside due to the COVID-19 quarantine are running out of money and patience. Here's a closer look at how the situation around the fallout of the coronavirus may further unfold in Europe and the United States. FAO Calls For Reducing Food Supply Risks In a statement last week, Qu Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), called for more measures to be taken "to minimise potential impacts [of the coronavirus] on the food supply" amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. He also stressed the need "to contain 'panic buying' and the hoarding of food and other essential items". The remarks came after Vietnam, one of the world's top three rice exporters, suspended its global market supplies of the cereal, while Kazakhstan imposed a