Along with malaria, malnutrition remains a constant threat in Africa, especially in light of natural disasters, whether they be the weather or locust invasions. If that happens we could see malaria mortality shoot up to rates that would make the current Covid-19 toll look like a mere footnote. Malaria and malnutrition may not look as immediate and overwhelming as Covid-19, but they are, though it has relegated them to the back burner. In Africa, the number of people afflicted by malaria and the resultant deaths far outnumber Covid-19. Along with malaria, malnutrition remains a constant threat in Africa, especially in light of natural disasters, whether they be the weather or locust invasions.

Source: Daily Nation April 28, 2020 21:00 UTC