Coronavirus update - 20 March

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The US is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday, following encouraging early results in France and China.
Several bars, pub and restaurant owners have expressed their concern following newly implemented regulations regarding alcohol purchasing cut off times.
The OR Tambo International Airport is considering introducing scanners in the domestic terminal in an effort to curb coronavirus infections.
The presidency, which is the country's department of heads of state like President Cyril Ramaphosa, has sent a staff member home after being suspected of contracting coronavirus.
The Free State apparently has its first confirmed case of Covid-19. According to Mediclinic,
a person who reported to its Bloemfontein facility has tested positive for the virus.
20 Mar 2020 3AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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