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Tunisian factory chooses lockdown to produce protective gear against Covid-19

110 female and 40 male workers secluded themselves in the factory as a ‘patriotic gesture’.

Tunisia has an innovative response to the coronavirus outbreak, in a country which has over 200 cases. In a rural area near Tunis, 150 patriotic employees of the ConsoMED factory decided to seclude themselves to manufacture protective gear like masks to help their country's fight against coronavirus.

Also, Libya on the brink as warring factions threaten to enter a dangerous new phase.

Plus, how small businesses are coping in South Africa, after a three-week lockdown was announced due to coronavirus.

(Photo: Tunisian workers cheering as they continue the production of medical masks in the company's factory in the central city of Kairouan. Credit: CONSOMED/AFP via Getty Images)

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