Inamara, Aaron2020-05-292020-05-292205-7404http://hdl.handle.net/1885/204714Imposing a hiatus on normal business is a double-edged sword. It both allows for combating the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but it also cuts food supplies and threatens the livelihoods it is meant to protect. Serious shortages of fresh food in Lae were experienced during a nationwide state of emergency lockdown in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from 23 March to 6 April 2020. This In Brief describes the impacts of the lockdown on fresh food supply in Lae city and what has been done since it was lifted.application/pdfen-AUAuthor/s retain copyright202010.25911/5ed0e4f146872