The consequences of lockdowns in wealthier countries are also felt much further away. That's because migrants who normally send money back to families in their home-countries have less work and thus less to send. These remittances, as they're called, are no small-sum: They amounted to more than 0.5 Trillion US-Dollars worldwide in 2019. That amount shrank noticeably last year, as lockdowns sank-in again, limiting migrant-work. The World Bank believes this year will see even less money sent home. That could mean more families falling into poverty in places like Sub-Saharan Africa. Remittances there totaled 48 Billion dollars in 2019. Nearly half of that -- roughly 21 Billion Dollars -- went to Nigeria alone.

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