Tunisia to go into coronavirus lockdown

Everyone will have to stay at home unless absolutely necessary, the country’s President Kais Said announced in a televised address. An exact date has not yet been stated.

Plus, we hear from a Zimbabwean student in Wuhan, China and an Eritrian refugee in Italy - the two epicentres of the pandemic.

Also, Guinea's ruling party tells us elections planned for Sunday will be credible, despite a planned internet shutdown just days before it takes place.

(Photo: People queuing up to get supplies at supermarkets in Tunis during the Covid-19 outbreak. Credit: EPA)