Thousands of people queued on Wednesday for food parcels amid Covid-19 lockdown in the South African city of Centurion. Drone footage showed thousands standing in a queue that stretched for 4km.

Various private businesses donated 8,000 food hampers which were distributed in the informal settlement of Mooiplaas South Africa has spent five weeks under coronavirus restrictions requiring most of the population to stay at home apart from essential trips, leaving many businesses and individuals struggling without income in the recession-hit economy.

The country plans to reopen its agriculture sector and allow some manufacturing and retail to resume from today, as it seeks to balance the need to restart economic output and curb the spread of the

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Samsung's Lee apologizes over management, union busting

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Arkansas to host first “socially distant concert” next week

Tickets can only be purchased in "fan pods".

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UN leader says 1B people with disabilities hard hit by virus

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Pro Football Hall of Fame teams with Project Isaiah

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Lime Cordiale Talk New Album, Chilling Backstage With Post Malone and More

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Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots gets emotional talking about Linda Perry's rendition of his song

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Kate Beckinsale's beau Goody Grace, 22, spotted arriving at her home amid lockdown amid COVID-19

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Ariana Grande teases her upcoming single with a stylish photo of herself in the studio

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Ticket site launches initiative to send frontline workers to Broadway

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Trump says U.S. coronavirus task force to wind down as focus shifts to reopening

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Struggles in India, Brazil, US show virus fight far from won

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Donald Trump doesn't wear mask during visit to mask manufacturing plant

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Sean Ono Lennon mocks the term 'partner' as 'least sexy moniker'

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Cher: ‘I always thought Donald Trump was an attention-seeking fool’

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Adele is unrecognisable in incredible pic as she tells fans to 'stay safe and sane'

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NYC's subways shut down for virus cleaning

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Twilight's Ashley Greene Reads a Book in Line While Grocery Shopping Amid Quarantine

Ashley Greene is keeping herself busy.

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How long can the State subsidise wages amid Covid-19?

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Quarantined Americans are watching a lot of HGTV, Food Network

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The Latest: UN chief: Disabled among hardest hit by virus

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Pelosi pushes ahead on massive virus bill, but GOP wary

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Trump's top spy pick vows he won't politicize intelligence

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Donald Trump admits US reopening will cost more lives

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Delaware to slowly ease restrictions on some businesses

FOX 29's Chris O'Connell reports.

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People dance to Rocky theme song in honor of essential workers

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Lake Mary bobsledder trains in Central Florida amid spread of COVID-19

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'Little Women: Atlanta' Star Ashley 'Minnie' Ross' Memorial Will Be Livestreamed for Fans

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized for Gallbladder Condition

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Callum McGregor reveals the Neil Lennon Celtic Dubai demand that left Rangers playing catch up

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White House coronavirus task force to be wound down despite a continuing high rate of infection

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John Cena visits young fan battling stage four cancer at his Florida home amid coronavirus pandemic

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YouTube star Brittani Boren Leach reveals she's pregnant five months after tragically losing son

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Devon Windsor, flaunts her washboard abs in racy bikini as she promotes her swim line

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Margaret Josephs reveals her hopes for a 'kinder' Real Housewives of New Jersey after quarantine

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs has a full house of family members to contend with in the Garden State while she waits for quarantine restrictions to lift.The 53-year-old joined DailyMailTV for an exclusive chat about her brand new podcast and her hopes for a 'kinder' version of her castmates when the pandemic ends.Josephs also effectively said good riddance to the 'virus on our show' Danielle Staub, who won't be back for next season.

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Fighters see UFC 249 as chance to spread hope, inspiration

When the UFC leads North America's major sports back into action Saturday night with a pay-per-view show in Florida, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje know they can't do anything tentatively.

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COVID-19 concerns and precautions change up Cinco de Mayo celebrations

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The celebration of Cinco de Mayo has a very different feel this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

4km queue as people line up for food in South Africa

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