Mexico’s national commission for the evaluation of social policy (Coneval), that federal government body that is responsible for measuring poverty and the effects that social policies have on its incidence, published a new report on 12 July analysing the impact that the government’s social policies adopted to mitigate recent disasters, in particular, the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. It concludes that more than a year after the arrival of the virus in Mexico, families still face a discouraging economic situation. Even in the best-case scenarios where people kept their jobs, the fall in their income made some of them unable to purchase a full basic food basket. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1308 words.
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