A government official uses a whip in an attempt to disperse civilians who gathered to access relief food rations, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus in Nairobi, Kenya April 2, 2020. (Photo by Njeri Mwangi/Reuters)





Young residents of the densely populated Alexandra township east of Johannesburg cheer at the photographer following a South African National Defense Forces patrol Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)





A South African police officer speaks to residents of the densely populated Alexandra township east of Johannesburg Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)





Homeless people stay at the Caledonian stadium downtown Pretoria, South Africa, Thursday April 2, 2020, after being rounded up by police in an effort to enforce a 21 day lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus. Many of them being addicted, they are receiving methadone syrup from a local NGO, and were complaining about the lack of sanitizer and soap. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)





Men carrying recycling material walk in the industrial area in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a day after it was announced that South Africa will go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Thursday to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus can cause mild symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)





In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a homeless person prepares to sleep next to others on the side of a road in the Mathare slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. Many slum residents say staying at home or social-distancing is impossible for those who live hand to mouth, receiving daily wages for informal work with no food or economic assistance from the government, as is maintaining sanitation where a pit latrine can be shared by over 50 people. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a passenger looks out from a bus transporting people from the city to the countryside, where some feel they will be safer, in the Mathare slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a street trader sells cabbages by the side of the road, after the government ordered the closure of the main open air market, in the Mathare slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





Travelers, some wearing a protective mask, take a bus from the Colobane Bus Station in Dakar, Senegal, Tuesday March 24, 2020. The transport Ministry has announced a limit to the number of passengers to carried in a bus at one time, to prevent the risk of contamination by the Coronavirus. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus can cause mild symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia that may force admission to hospital. (Photo by Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo)





In this photo taken Tuesday, March 24, 2020, a barber continues his trade despite the fear of the new coronavirus, saying “It's better to die sick than die hungry”, in the Mathare slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. Many slum residents say staying at home or social-distancing is impossible for those who live hand to mouth, receiving daily wages for informal work with no food or economic assistance from the government, as is maintaining sanitation where a pit latrine can be shared by over 50 people. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





A woman carrying boxes on her head at a informal settlement, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)





Some of the 14 illegal immigrants who survived rest after they were found in a container transported on a truck in Tete province, in the western part of Mozambique, Mussacama, 24 March 2020. According to sources, 64 were found dead and 14 survived and the deaths are said to have been due to asphyxiation and the victims are said to be illegal immigrants from different countries who crossed the border from Malawi to Mozambique. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





Security forces arrest a man for operating a restaurant serving food to customers eating on the premises, which has been prohibited and only takeaways are allowed under measures aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus, in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





Ethiopian Orthodox faithful hold candles as they receive a blessing from a priest with an incense smoke which according to their belief will keep the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) away, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 26, 2020. (Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)





Soldiers interact with resident while on patrol in Mannenburg, Cape Town, South Africa Saturday, March 28, 2020. South Africa went into a nationwide lockdown to restrict public movements for 21 days in an effort to control the spread of the virulent COVID-19 coronavirus.(Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A woman with her child wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, walk at a taxi rank in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, March 26, 2020. People are preparing, with just hours before South Africa goes into a nationwide lockdown for 21-days in an effort to mitigate the spread to the coronavirus. (Photo by Themba HadebeAP Photo)





In this photo taken Thursday, March 26, 2020 a man transports cartons of eggs on the back of a bicycle due to restrictions on movement attempting to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





South African National Defense Forces patrol the densely populated Alexandra township east of Johannesburg Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)





In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020, photo, a municipal worker sprays disinfectant at a school to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal. (Photo by Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo)





Relatives and friends wait outside as the body of 13-year-old Yasin Hussein Moyo is washed prior to burial, at the Kariakor cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The family of a 13-year-old boy is in mourning after police in Kenya's capital are accused of shooting him dead while enforcing a coronavirus curfew. Kenya’s police inspector general has ordered an investigation into the boy’s death by “stray bullet,” including a forensic analysis of all firearms held by officers at the scene. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





Police remove foreign migrants from the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town, Sourth Africa, Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)