Police arrived in 10 patrol vehicles and started firing rubber bullets towards the shoppers. Later the police used whips to get the shoppers to observe social distancing rules.
South African police fired rubber bullets towards hundreds of shoppers queueing outside a supermarket in Johannesburg as authorities battled to keep people at home in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
But on day two of the nationwide lockdown, the government was struggling to get people to observe the restrictions. Scrambling to secure their spots, many did not observe the recommended safe distance between each other.Startled shoppers trampled on each other and a woman with a baby on her back fell to the ground.In Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, shopping trolleys helped keep the rules respected.
South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe on Saturday pledged one billion rand to help fight the pandemic. Zimbabwe starts a three-week lockdown on Monday, while on the same day Lesotho will also go on a 25-day lockdown. And in neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, President Denis Sassou Nguesso declared a health emergency and announced a lockdown in the country, combined with a night curfew, from Tuesday.
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