Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 2

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It’s Lockdown Day 2 in South Africa.

Succulent in my garden
Lockdown photo 2: Succulent in my garden. Get ready for a lot more garden photography in future posts.

According to the stats I just saw on the Ministry of Health Whatsapp service, South Africa now has 1187 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This number is up by only 17 cases since yesterday’s total. I have a really hard time believing this – I think it must be a reporting error – but who knows. I guess miracles are possible. Either way we’ve still got 19 more days of lockdown.

Joburg COVID-19 Lockdown Journal: Day 1

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South Africa’s official lockdown started today.

Looking up at the sky on Day 1 of lockdown in Johannesburg
Lockdown photo 1: Morning sky.

South Africa has 1,170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. We also had our first death – a 48-year-old woman in Western Cape province.