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Day 1 of the Covid-19 Lockdown in South Africa

Day 1 of the Covid-19 Lockdown in South Africa

A law enforcement officer stationed at Greenmarket Square is befriended by a squirrel during day 1 of the Covid-19 lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Date taken
27 March 2020
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
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Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Animals, Covid-19
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Cape Town,  Covid-19,  Law Enforcement,  Lockdown,  Squirrel

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