The coronavirus pandemic has made a deep mark in Africa’s megacities, such as Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi. But more than half of the continent’s population lives in rural areas, which large-scale lockdowns have effectively sealed off. VOA’s Anita Powell visited one small South African town to see how its residents are coping under pandemic restrictions.
Rural COVID, Urban COVID: Africa Sees Sharp Divide
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