MESH COVID-19
Reports, Briefs & SitReps
(June 2020)

ECONOMIC IMPACTS AFFECT COMMODITY PRICES AND AVAILABILITY

22 - 26 June PHASE II REPORT: knowledge, behaviours, food prices & availability, income & remittances.

9 - 21 June PHASE II REPORT: knowledge, behaviours, food prices & availability, income & remittances.

29 June - 3 July SitRep: Decline in preventative measures showing that businesses have now returned to normal and marketplaces are as crowded as before COVID-19.

22 - 26 June SitRep: Commodity prices (maize, rice, sugar and milk) high; food commodity hoarding with the aim of driving prices up noted in some rural areas.

15 - 19 June SitRep: Substantial disruption to livelihoods largely resulting from economic impact of COVID19 and flooding.

10 - 13 June SitRep: Stigma associated with the virus highlighted as barrier to seeking testing along with “exorbitant cost”.