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Abstract：
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease which has affected almost all countries globally. The disease is caused by the corona virus, transmitted from human to human through droplet infection. The virus was first identified in China in December 2019, and spread worldwide. Despite the virus being highly infectious, there is no cure for coronavirus disease COVID-19. The current global approach in the fight against COVID-19 focuses on travel bans including border closures, restrictions on mass gatherings, and mass vaccination of all adults. However, the travel bans and border closures have shown to negatively affect availability, accessibility, and affordability of basic needs such as food, especially for populations in the low- to middle-income countries. This is so since a good percentage of population in low- to middle-income countries live on hand to mouth, and cannot afford adequate food stock to sustain them for a long period of time. In addition, there is a challenge to afford purchasing storage facilities such as refrigerators for storage of fresh foods. Therefore, the purpose of this narrative literature review is to unveil the impact of government policies on individual choices of food and potential impact on outcomes and nutrition in children, elderly and chronically ill individuals in the COVID-19 pandemic era in low- and middle-income countries from 2020 to 2021.
摘要：
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种高度传染性疾病，已经影响到全球几乎所有国家。这种疾病是由冠状病毒引起的，通过液滴感染在人与人之间传播。该病毒于2019年12月在中国首次发现，并在全球范围内传播。尽管病毒具有高度传染性,冠状病毒病COVID-19没有治愈方法。目前全球抗击新冠肺炎的方法侧重于旅行禁令，包括关闭边境，对群众集会的限制,对所有成年人进行大规模疫苗接种。然而,旅行禁令和边境关闭已显示出对可用性的负面影响，可访问性,以及食物等基本需求的可负担性，特别是对于中低收入国家的人口。之所以如此，是因为在中低收入国家中，相当比例的人口生活在口头上，并且无法负担足够的粮食储备来长期维持它们。此外,购买诸如冰箱之类的储存新鲜食物的储存设施存在挑战。因此,这篇叙述性文献综述的目的是揭示政府政策对个人食物选择的影响以及对儿童结果和营养的潜在影响，2020年至2021年低收入和中等收入国家COVID-19大流行时代的老年人和慢性病患者。
