The economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the world could lead to 580 million people 8% of humanity being pushed into poverty and see an increase in global poverty for the first time since 1990.

These findings come from a new report released by researchers at Kings College London and the Australian National University, which looks at the impact of declines in household consumption.

As the global economy comes to a standstill due to the pandemic, stories of distress are becoming familiar in almost every country but especially in the developing world where social safety nets are thin or often missing. Stories like that of Micah Olywangu, a taxi driver in Nairobi, Kenya, and a father of three.

Over the last three weeks, as Nairobis airport shut down and the tourism industry effectively disappeared, his income has completely dried up, making it impossible to pay this months rent. While his landlord has been understanding, its unclear how long such patience will last.

This virus will starve us before it makes us sick, Olywangu said.

Just imagine that [experience] times half a billion going on all over the developing world right now, said Max Lawson, head of inequality policy for the development organization Oxfam International. That is deeply, deeply concerning.