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How world copes with lockdown

This combination photo shows items that are in high demand as a result of the pandemic. Cloves of garlic in Tunisia, semolina in Algeria, black tea in Afghanistan, cans of tuna in Chile, various groceries in Mexico, sugar in Sri Lanka, salted sunflower seeds in Iraq, beer in Mexico and paper in Libya. – AFP pic, April 24, 2020.

IN the US, it was toilet paper, in Mexico it’s beer and in France, predictably, flour. The goods missing from stores reveal how the world is coping with coronavirus lockdowns. The winner for most bizarre shortage of 2020 is Afghanistan, where a rumour about a moustachioed newborn advising the purchase of black tea sent people flocking to the shops.

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