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Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy

In: COVID-19 and global food security

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  • Rozelle, Scott
  • Rahimi, Heather
  • Wang, Huan
  • Dill, Eve

Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, China implemented a nationwide travel blockade and quarantine policy that required all public spaces, businesses, and schools to shut their doors until further notice and placed restrictions on individuals leaving their homes or traveling. The lockdown was also implemented across China’s vast rural areas, home to more than 700 million people. These quarantine measures started during the annual Spring Festival in mid-January, when most rural residents had returned to their family homes to celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Many were migrant workers who had expected to return to China’s urban and industrial centers to continue working in factories, construction sites, and service sectors.

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  • Rozelle, Scott & Rahimi, Heather & Wang, Huan & Dill, Eve, 2020. "Lockdowns are protecting China’s rural families from COVID-19, but the economic burden is heavy," IFPRI book chapters, in: COVID-19 and global food security, chapter 11, pages 52-55, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifpric:133825
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    Cited by:

    1. Dan Pan & Jiaqing Yang & Guzhen Zhou & Fanbin Kong, 2020. "The influence of COVID-19 on agricultural economy and emergency mitigation measures in China: A text mining analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, October.
    2. Prabhu Pingali & Mathew Abraham, 2022. "Food systems transformation in Asia – A brief economic history," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(6), pages 895-910, November.

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