3 tons of food were burned in Zimbabwe by police trying to enforce social distancing. Efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus could create a food shortages across the continent.

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• Lockdowns put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus could be causing a food crisis across many African countries, according to the Associated Press. 
• Food aid isn't able to reach people who needed it most, and many farmers are unable to travel to sell their produce. 
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While countries across the world enact social distancing measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, some countries across Africa are dealing with food shortages impacting their neediest populations, as farmers and aid workers are unable to travel to provide the food, the Associated Press reported. 

"Most Africans work in the informal sector and need to go out every day. I think above all of access to food," World Health Organization Africa regional chief Matshidiso Moeti told the AP. 

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