South Africa Lockdown Deprives Malnourished Children of Food

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The COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, the country worst hit by the virus on the continent, is raising worries about worsening child malnutrition. The malnutrition of children has long been a problem in South Africa, but measures to control the pandemic have cut off some of the vulnerable from government meals programs. Franco Puglisi reports from Johannesburg.

Camera: Franco Puglisi
Producer: Jon Spier