Nick Schifrin:

Pesticides can fight the locusts. And the FAO is appealing for millions of dollars of aid to deliver more.

But border closures because of COVID-19 can slow down deliveries. And locals gathering to combat the locusts, often without success, can spread coronavirus.

The U.N. is instead pushing for the use of biopesticides and remote data collection, and is working with governments to ensure the people who are fighting the locusts can travel, despite travel restrictions.

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