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'Go home!' South Africa has 1st death as lockdown begins

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa announced its first death from the coronavirus Friday as the country's cases rose well above 1,000 and a three-week lockdown began, with military patrolling and police screaming at the homeless on quiet streets.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

‘Go home!’ South Africa has 1st deaths as lockdown begins

Anxiety is especially high among low-income South Africans squeezed into crowded townships with limited water supplies
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Anxiety is especially high among low-income South Africans squeezed into crowded townships with limited water supplies

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa announced its first deaths from the coronavirus Friday as the country’s cases rose above 1,000 and a three-week lockdown began, with military patrolling and police screaming at the homeless on quiet streets.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
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'Terrified' South Africa nears lockdown; cases almost 1,000

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president appeared in full military uniform for the first time since the end of apartheid and told troops to be a “force of kindness” as a three-week lockdown begins at midnight and they ensure that 57 million people stay home. The mission is the "most …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO