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Lagos, Africa’s largest city of at least 20 million people, ground to a halt on Tuesday as it and the Nigerian capital Abuja entered a two-week lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus SABCNews

A view of the deserted central business district is pictured on the first day of a 14-day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease in Lagos, Nigeria March 31, 2020.

However, the terms of the lockdown have created confusion. While Nigeria’s president said food retailers and health facilities could remain open, he did not say whether people could leave their homes to buy necessities or seek care. People who could not afford to stockpile for the 14-day lockdown were left dependent on government relief packages.

Across the continent, other countries have introduced their own relief programmes for people, including South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. South Africa, where a lockdown began on Friday, will be the continent’s first country to conduct large-scale screening, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, announcing the move late on Monday.

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I wish people from vusimuzi tembisa can take this crusly It's day5 but to them everything is bck to normal Eg.street vanders are bck selling ,streets are full of people n spara shops closes late soldiers are needed at enhlazeni

Johannesburg is the largest city Lagos is the most populated one followed by Cairo and Kinshasa

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