UN proposes income for the poor to help stem virus spread

UN proposes income for the poor to help stem virus spread

POVERTY GAP WIDENS: A poor man carries supplies at Praca da Estacao on June 5, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. About 3,000 meals are being distributed every Friday, in addition to food, fruit and water. The campaign is carried out by a bank credit company in Belo Horizonte. Pedro Vilela/Getty Images/Tribune News Service Pedro Vilela With COVID-19 infections rapidly accelerating around the world and containment policies faltering in some countries, a new United Nations report is proposing that developing nations repurpose budgets to provide the poor with a minimum guaranteed income to motivate them to stay home.

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