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A view of the empty popular Sea Point promenade in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, March 28, 2020, on the second day of South Africa's nationwide lockdown in an effort to control the spread of 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 death. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

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Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa
March 28, 2020 3:47 p.m.

Virus prevention measures turn violent in parts of Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police fired tear gas at a crowd of Kenyan ferry commuters as the country’s first day of a coronavirus curfew slid into chaos. Elsewhere, officers were captured in mobile phone footage whacking people with batons.