Protests

A truck was set alight by protesters in Cape Town. (Screengrab) A truck was set alight on the N7 that passes the eastern part of the suburb and a second truck was set alight along Potsdam road. Residents of Du Noon in Cape Town woke up to a fiery first day of Level 3 as trucks…

Within the last few days, careful social distancing has been overturned by demonstrations against social injustice — as thousands of Americans congregate in cities across the country protesting the death of George Floyd.The large gatherings, infectious disease experts said, could cause a catastrophic setback for controlling COVID-19 in the U.S. as cities and states try…

Image copyright Alyson McClaran People protesting against the stay-at-home orders in Colorado were confronted by a man and woman dressed in medical uniforms - apparently issuing a silent rebuke to participants. Photos of the pair grabbed headlines and were widely shared. Now the photojournalist behind the images tells the BBC what happened that day when…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Angry demonstrators took to the streets in North Carolina and Missouri on Tuesday to voice their discontent at their states’ stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.The protests in Raleigh, N.C. and Jefferson City, Mo., are the latest in a series…