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People travel by canoe in the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday March 21, 2020. Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it is closing airports to all incoming international flights for one month in the continent's most populous country. Concerns are mounting for the welfare of Nigeria's most vulnerable community on stilts over spread of Covid-19 with little or no chances for social distancing as confirmed positive cases of the disease is on the rise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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South Africa to go into nationwide lockdown from Thursday
March 23, 2020 5:45 p.m.

South Africa to go into nationwide lockdown from Thursday

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa, Africa's most industrialized economy and a nation of 57 million people, will to go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting Thursday to try to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the president said Monday.