South Africa makes it illegal to spread false information about the coronavirus

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In South Africa, spreading false information about the coronavirus is now a crime, punishable by up to six months in prison, a fine, or both.

shows how easily disease can spread among its population of 200,000 -- and suggests the country would be ill-equipped to cope with the coronavirus.

The way New Zealand has responded also shows how concerned it is for its much smaller neighbors. On Saturday, New Zealandthat almost everyone entering the country needs to self-isolate for two weeks. At the time, the country’s leader Jacinda Ardern described the measure as the strictest in the world.

Although people coming from the Pacific would be allowed to avoid the self-isolation rule, anyone traveling to the Pacific would need to meet strict new exit rules, including a health assessment. Anyone who had traveled outside New Zealand in the past 14 days wouldn’t be allowed to go to the Pacific.

“It remains the case that the protection of the Pacific from Covid-19 is a major concern for the New Zealand government and these measures support that," Ardern said.

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