Zimbabweans begin life under virus lockdown

Zimbabwe has begun a full coronavirus lockdown for three weeks. Citizens may face up to one year imprisonment for violating the order and up to 20 years for false reports about the lockdown.

Liberia’s former president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf reflects on coronavirus and it's effect on the continent, and we put listener questions on the virus to the WHO.

Also, Sierra Leone’s government has overturned a 10-year ban stopping pregnant girls from attending school.

(Photo: Zimbabwe's doctors have vowed to boycott work unless they are provided with protective gear. Credit: Getty Images)