In South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa decreed three weeks of national confinement, effective this Thursday at midnight. The army is called in reinforcement. Authorities have documented more than 400 confirmed cases. In Madagascar, the president ordered Sunday confinement in the capital and Toamasina. The army is also deployed in the streets of Antananarivo. Rwanda had already taken precautionary measures even before the virus arrived on the territory. Despite this, 19 people tested positive for the virus. The authorities have therefore decided to drastically reduce travel. Finally, the countries of East Africa are also organizing in the face of the spread of the epidemic and they can count on the support of China. Jack Ma, the owner of the Alibaba e-commerce site, sent medical equipment.

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