Governments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million people and left half of humanity under some form of lockdown.
People carry bags outside of a Peruvian Air Force base while waiting for a flight home to the Peruvian Amazon amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Lima, Peru April 24, 2020.Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma started explaining on Saturday morning how the fourth level of the lockdown will work. People will still not be allowed to visit, no organised exercise will be allowed and no gatherings will be allowed.
“When you leave your house you must have a cloth mask. It’s going to be mandatory using a cloth mask as you step out of your home,” she said. “People can exercise under very strict conditions … but it will exclude any organised activity [such as gym].If companies aren't going to observe these imperatives, then they shouldn't open.The minister had a special word of caution for the elderly during the lockdown, even at level 4.She said older people, and those with underlying medical conditions, were particularly at risk if they became infected.
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