Tunisia to go into coronavirus lockdown
Tunisia in lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus, the president has announced
Everyone will have to stay at home unless absolutely necessary, the country鈥檚 President Kais Said announced in a televised address. An exact date has not yet been stated.
Plus, we hear from a Zimbabwean student in Wuhan, China and an Eritrian refugee in Italy - the two epicentres of the pandemic.
Also, Guinea's ruling party tells us elections planned for Sunday will be credible, despite a planned internet shutdown just days before it takes place.
(Photo: People queuing up to get supplies at supermarkets in Tunis during the Covid-19 outbreak. Credit: EPA)
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