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The governor of Kinshasa backed down from a total lockdown of the Democratic Republic of Congo capital on Friday.

In a statement, he said the three-week long total lockdown would be postponed due to the vast increase in the price of basic goods, which it had spurred in the lead up.

DRC has 58 confirmed coronavirus cases. Although Africa has fewer cases of COVID-19 than Europe and the United States, fears are that when the curve begins to rise considerably the sub-Saharan countries’ fragile health systems will be overwhelmed.Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday to help curb the spread of theand security forces may be deployed to enforce it, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday.

Mnangagwa said in a live broadcast that only state and health workers on duty will be exempted from the lockdown, while funeral gatherings should not involve more than 50 people.

 

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Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday and it seems like President Emmerson Mnangagwa was a slow learner at school as he copies verbatim from Cyril Bull Ramaphosa.

Pls SABC how can you mistaken MOISE KATUMBI to someone else... 🤦‍♀️..💁 it shows how untrustworthy your stories is.... Kindly verify your story first.

Postponed due to price increases... Wow how many lives may be lost? Can't they legislate against price gauging rather?

They wanted to fight coronavirus like others, capitalists demons suddenly began biting from the other side. Its a sad situation for Africans. They have no power. They live on the mess of capitalists that treat them badly. They can't make things for themselves. Fuxk!!

A mad man, people went to stock up with food only to find out at the end of the day that the lockdown has been postponed. FYI That is not him on the picture

Hawu

This is going to be catastrophic

Fools paradise

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