Wigs are sold under an advert for a popular television series in the township of Soweto, outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday March 25, 2020. South Africa will go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting Friday morning, in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or d…
March 25, 2020
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Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's public hospital doctors and nurses went on strike Wednesday over a lack of protective gear as the coronavirus begins to spread in a country whose health system has almost collapsed. It's the latest blow to a nation where some patients' families are asked to provide such basics as gloves and clean water.