A woman cooks outside her house in a shanty town of Lima, Peru, Thursday, April 2, 2020. The country has ordered a lockdown amid a state of emergency due to the coronavirus..

Video. Coronavirus: 500m people worldwide 'could be pushed into poverty'

A study says the pandemic could push 8% of the world's population into poverty, prompting calls for a huge rescue package for vulnerable communities. "Never in the 75 years history of our institution have so many countries found themselves in need," said IMF head Kristalina Georgieva,

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