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Shoppers make their way through a supermarket in Johannesburg, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 before the country of 57 million people, will go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Thursday to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. For most people the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms . For others it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

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Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike over little virus protection
March 25, 2020 2:30 p.m.

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.