WFP Lesotho Country Brief, December 2020
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In Numbers
5,937 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lesotho (10 January 2021), including 85 deaths and 1,572 recoveries
US$13.2 m six-month (January 2021-June 2021) net funding requirements
483,500 people targeted for assistance in 2020
Operational Updates
• On 06 January 2021, Lesotho moved back to Orange level restrictions, which implies tighter measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. . Orange restrictions are one level lower than hard lockdown measures (red).
• All ten districts of Lesotho are currently classified to be in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) 3 or worse, with some 582,000 people in rural areas and a further 184,000 people in urban contexts experiencing acute food insecurity.