The number of Argentines in poverty is supposed to reach 45 percent this year as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens an already grave economic crisis. The number of Argentines in poverty is supposed to reach 45 percent this year as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens an already grave economic crisis. Juan Isasmendi, has gone from serving 350 meals a day to 7,000, feeding residents of a poor Buenos Aires neighborhood where economic activity has all but stopped due to strict anti-virus measures. “It’s impossible to go looking for work in this situation of isolation.’’The percentage of Argentines in poverty is expected to reach as high as 45% this year as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens an already grave economic crisis. Child poverty and deprivation among indigenous people are growing even faster, and beyond the poorest neighborhoods in Argentina’s cities.

Source: ABC News June 12, 2020 03:56 UTC