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Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families

author(s) Ceballos, Francisco - Hernandez, Manuel A - Paz, Cynthia
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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regions
  • Central America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
  • Northern America
citation

Ceballos, Francisco; Hernandez, Manuel A; Paz, Cynthia, 'Short-term impacts of COVID-19 in rural Guatemala: Call for a closer, continuous look at the food security and nutritional patterns of vulnerable families', In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part One: Food Security & Poverty, Chapter 8, Pp. 54-57, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

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Abstract

In early 2020, Guatemala reacted swiftly to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to impose strict measures to contain the spread of infection, including travel restrictions and a six-month nationwide lockdown beginning March 21 (eight days after its first reported case), comprising a temporary halt of activities in the private and public sectors, suspension of public transportation, and mobility restrictions, with a strict curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT), the country’s measures were among the top five in Latin America in terms of stringency.

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