What a surprise! Thousands of Americans are unemployed, Mayor: Two million New Yorkers are starving

In my mind, America is the richest place in the world.Read the following report (reproduced), where there are poor and rich people in the world, and the United States this epidemic prevention management is really messy, how can so many people infect with the virus? Cnmoulding Pray for the American people

 "As a result of the epidemic, thousands of Americans are unemployed and nearly 2 million New Yorkers are starving," New York Mayor George White told CBS on May 21

Before the outbreak, less than 1 million people in New York City had food insecurity, and the number doubled because of the virus pandemic, so food must be taken seriously, Mr. White said. New York City has launched a multi-million dollar food aid program.

 The mayor said the city had expanded food distribution over the past few weeks, with the government distributing 32 million meals during the outbreak. Officials say they also plan to increase the daily distribution of food to 1.5 million, of which 1 million are delivered directly to home and 500,000 to school.

 Food aid is a good thing, but because it is not in place, it has led to many complaints. Many older people report not receiving promised meals, food that has gone bad, and meals that turn into snacks.

Since the start of the nationwide blockade in mid-March, more than 38.6 million people have applied for unemployment benefits, according to data released by the U.S. Labor Department on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of new yorkers have lost their jobs as the worst-hit region in us.

 Hard-working workers all the time, suddenly lost their jobs, they have no salary, no habit of saving money, but also lost the ability to support their families.

 Food shortages are growing, with more than 2 million people in New York experiencing a food crisis. Officials also advise older people to be as isolated as possible, and their access to food is difficult. In addition, New York City public school students will soon receive a $400 subsidy to help them survive the food crisis during school closures.

 But unemployment has soared, as have applications for food stamps and cash benefits. Steven Banks, the social services commissioner, said the number of food voucher applications had tripled and the number of cash assistance applications had doubled. The Human Resources Administration reassigned 1300 employees to resolve the mountain of applications.

 "This has never happened before," Banks said.

Since the new york subway system closed at night, a total of 1400 homeless people have received assistance,378 people have entered the shelter, only 201 people remain inside.

 In fact, many homeless people who are driven out of the subway often hitchhike to the shelter, but basically look at the door and leave. The shelter is overcrowded. Especially at this particular moment, it's suicide. The council was planning to provide them with hotel rooms, but Mr White stopped them.