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SA to implement a 21-day lockdown from midnight Thursday: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation address at parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 13, 2020. [Reuters] 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government would impose a nationwide 21-day lockdown from midnight on Thursday to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

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