The Finance Ministry took its first shot at responding to the coronavirus outbreak yesterday but, at only 0.7% of GDP, the fiscal stimulus measures are small. Much more will be needed to prevent a food crisis for many of the poorest in the near term and, further ahead, to prevent the drastic economic slowdown this year from turning into an outright contraction.
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