cnn's david mackenzie joins me now to talk with us about why that is. hello to you, david. >> reporter: hello. the u.n. has warned that at least ten countries could face famine in the coming months because of the coronavirus. one of the issues that this continent is dealing with in the eastern part of -- the northeast and in the horn of africa are these massive locust swarms. locusts may be this size, but imagine if 10 million arrive in your area? well you don't have to imagine. watch this. >> this is what it feels like to stand in the middle of millions of desert locations. terrifying because them travel up to 80 miles a day, destroying absolutely everything in their path. >> they're eating leaves. anything green. >> reporter: what impact does that have on people like yourself? >> we fear for the future. >> reporter: he knows his very survival is at stake all because this tiny insect can consume its own weight in food every day. multiply that by millions and millions of desert low casts in one warm. and 20 million people in east africa face food insecur

cnn's david mackenzie joins me from joe hajohannesburg. >> reporter: jake, what really troubles me aboutd health organization announcement that more than 10,000 are confirmed to have the virus, that number is less than other regions. the virus hit most of the continent later. what's more troubling is the exponential spread you mentioned. large parts of this continent are locked down, officials took decisive act early on. south africa is on lockdown, key countries like kenya and nigeria are virtually shut down. what worries me, jake, more than 80% of this continent has informal jobs. if you don't work, you don't eat after several days, perhaps, in many circumstances. as the continent tries to combat this, to try and stop the virus from spreading and collapsing weak health systems, how will they make those difficult choices? because so many people just can't survive in lockdown. self-isolation is a privilege. many people on this continent can't afford that privilege. >> indeed. david mckenzie in south africa, appreciate it. >>> the pope is saying, quote, i don't know if these are the reven

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