CORONAVIRUS WRAP : What you missed today

Women shop in a market on a Saturday after the Peruvian government limited men and women to alternate days for leaving their homes, in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Women shop in a market on a Saturday after the Peruvian government limited men and women to alternate days for leaving their homes, in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Published Apr 17, 2020

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CAPE TOWN – The Coronavirus pandemic is creating an information overload, so we've decided to make things easier for you -

Here are six stories you might have missed today:

1) Representatives from the World Health Organizaion (WHO) acknowledged South Africa’s “aggressive strategy” in managing the Covid-19 outbreak to flatten the curve.

VIDEO: WHO PRAISES SA’S ‘AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY’ AGAINST COVID-19

2) Lavender Hill resident Mark Nicholson made a plea on social media for help to feed over 300 children in his community – and the response he got was overwhelming.

VIDEO: LAVENDER HILL RESIDENT FEEDS 300 KIDS DURING LOCKDOWN

3) The Western Cape Department of Health is meeting with supermarket groups following a new pattern emerging of Covid-19 transmissions in stores.

READ MORE: PATTERN OF TRANSMISSION AT WC SUPERMARKETS EMERGES

4) Counseling psychologist Rakhi Beekrum dives into how the lockdown can be used as a teaching mechanism for a healthy daily routine for your children.

VIDEO : COVID-19 PARENTING WITH PSYCHOLOGIST RAKHI BEEKRUM

5) Banks have already announced payment holidays on various loans by deferring installments. We've put together a complete guide of relief measures you can access during lockdown:

READ MORE: THE ULTIMATE COVID-19 LIFESTYLE AND FINANCIAL RELIEF GUIDE

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that the national alcohol ban will not be lifted until the end of the lockdown because the "sale of alcohol is self-evidently not an essential service".

READ MORE : ALCOHOL BAN WILL NOT BE LIFTED - RAMAPHOSA

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