NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of people surged for food aid in a brief stampede Friday in Kenya’s capital, desperate for help as coronavirus restrictions keep them from making a living. Already, Rwanda and South Africa have extended their lockdowns by two weeks. In the Nairobi chaos, men with sticks beat people back as they fought over packages of food, some with face masks dangling off their chins. “Before, I used to make (the equivalent of) $10 and now with the coronavirus restrictions I can barely make $5,” he said. South Africa has Africa’s most cases with just over 2,000, but the rate of new cases has slowed during the first two weeks of lockdown.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 10, 2020 17:26 UTC