Politics
South Africa to Tap Phone Data to Prepare for Coronavirus Case Spikes
- Three-day warning of lock-down prompted mass migration
- South Africa has the most confirmed cases on the continent
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South Africa’s biggest mobile phone companies have been asked to help track the movement of people days before a national lock-down as authorities grow concerned that they may spread the coronavirus to remote parts of the country.