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Due to coronavirus, global hunger population could double by end of year, report suggests
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A new report from the World Food Program, a United Nations agency, suggests that the number of people suffering from hunger worldwide could double before the end of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The report states that 135 million people deal with acute food shortages but now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, 130 million more people worldwide could go without food in 2020.
In Central Florida, that need does not go unnoticed. At Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, leaders are dealing with how to maneuver record-breaking food distribution.
Earlier this week, the food bank received a grant of up to $1.2 million from the Central Florida Foundation to help fund operations. "It’s a godsend," President and CEO
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