COVID-19 is exacerbating South Asia’s impending food and malnutrition crisis

Countries across South Asia not only face an unprecedented public health challenge in responding to the spread of COVID-19, but also an impending food and nutrition crisis. Here Deepali Sharma (University of Delhi, India) analyses health data from across the region to explain why the public health crisis is impacting the pre-existing food and malnutrition crisis across the region.