Tuesday 21 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Tuesday 21 April: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Nepal

• The Nepali economy will bounce back quick (The Kathmandu Post)
• COVID-19 affecting food security in Nepal: WFP (Nepali Times)
• Coronavirus severs Nepal’s economic lifeline (The Diplomat)

 

Economy

• Why COVID-19 is another blow for Kenya’s food security (The Conversation)
• Explained: What explains crude oil prices falling below the $0 mark (The Indian Express)

 

Society

• Coronavirus: Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa (BBC News)
• The impact of COVID-19 in informal settlements – are we paying enough attention (Institute of Development Studies)

 

Law

• COVID-19 and India’s addiction to colonial-Era laws (The Diplomat)

 

Democracy

• Hong Kong using COVID-19 crisis as ‘golden opportunity’ to decapitate protest movement (Democracy Digest)

 

Security

• Limiting the impact of the cybercrime Pandemic (Security Boulevard)
• Open border: Scapegoat in COVID-19 response (Yale Global Online)