Day 1 lockdown: Durban CBD transformed into a ghost town
The popular
bustling streets of Durban transformed into a ghost town overnight.
Businesses across the city shut their doors, no street vendors or hawkers, no taxis nor traffic in sight.
It is clear, Durbanites are heeding the call to remain indoors as the 21-day lockdown period aimed to curb the country's coronavirus infection rate.
South Africa reported its first deaths as a result of COVID-19 on Friday as two women from the Western Cape succumbed to the virus.
In addition, Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize announced that the number of positive cases in the country tipped the 1000 mark.
The lockdown was activated at midnight on Thursday.
These were snapped in central Durban today.
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Using the hashtag
#Day1, South Africans took to Twitter to demonstrate what they have been up to
at home.
The ever crowded street of Durban(West/Dr Pixely) #Day1 pic.twitter.com/Sao7jEmD8O
— lpapalagae (@lpapalagae) March 27, 2020
#Day1 EARLY MORNING MARKET One of the busiest places in Durban but today a mortuary. #21daysLockdownSA it's here. pic.twitter.com/6mxoluCCag
— WaxxieDee♚ (@WaxxieDeeSA) March 27, 2020
I'm so proud of the community I live in, coz we have so many children who enjoy and love to be outside and play on the streets, but today we're all indoors and we're not waiting for the law enforcers to come discipline us. We're taking our lives seriously #Day1 #Day1ofLockdown pic.twitter.com/TdrCRVSyJM
— Felicia Mahlatji (@FMahlatji) March 27, 2020
Pics they wont show you from around Gauteng Alex, jhb, pta... Citizens of sa are obeying dnt mind the ones shopping they have to..... #21daylockdownSA #Day1 #SANDFDeployment #KeaDrive #Covid19SA pic.twitter.com/81umQ1xVeS
— Mpho Msiza (Mrholozi) (@Mpho_Blackstone) March 27, 2020
Limpopo, Venda Thohoyandou it's empty with only few cases confirmed in the Limpopo province . Keep it up guys.#Twitter30Seconds#Day1 pic.twitter.com/4CZM79sg7k
— Vusie.za (@VusieRathogwa) March 27, 2020
Port Elizabeth CBD. ✊👏
— Siyabulela Stuurman 🇿🇦 (@nay10_s) March 27, 2020
🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦#Day1 pic.twitter.com/LgiEWWtwz9
While some others joined the ‘lockdown and chill’ movement.
Let’s get the day started #Day1 pic.twitter.com/l9Qftve58T
— Öfentse (@OzzaT_) March 27, 2020
Lockdown and chill. pic.twitter.com/Pog95RsCUy
— Seriki (@TheNaijaDream) March 27, 2020
Guys how are y'all holding up so far?#Day1 #21daylockdownSA
— uSompisi🇿🇦📸 (@FirstBlack_Dean) March 27, 2020
Me;👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/tpVMva90Uo
