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April 23, 2020

South African Troops to Enforce Quarantine in Largest Mobilization Since Apartheid Era
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South Africa has deployed an additional 70,000 troops to enforce a
nationwide lockdown, which began four weeks ago. It's the largest
internal deployment of South African troops since the end of apartheid
in 1994. At least 65 people have died of COVID-19 in South Africa, which
has more than 3,600 confirmed cases. 


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