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cord-286975-id5dn795	Carlitz, Ruth D.	Life Under Lockdown: Illustrating Tradeoffs in South Africa’s Response to COVID-19	2020-08-28		.txt	text/plain	5095	309	55	Using anonymized mobile phone data, we show that South Africans in all provinces reduced their mobility substantially in response to the government's lockdown orders. While this suggests the lockdown measures have been effective in achieving their goals, we also reflect on how the government's response and corresponding mobility reductions interact with existing inequalities, keeping in mind the country's status as the world's most unequal nation. This section examines how South African citizens responded to the government's strict containment measures, drawing on Google's COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports. Figure 3 shows that South Africa 10 consistently "outperforms" its peers in terms of reduced mobility relative to the stringency of government response with the exception of grocery and pharmacy visits reflecting the exemption of such businesses from the lockdown order. South Africa's strict lockdown policies --and corresponding reductions in mobility by the country's citizens --were put in place with the aim of reducing the spread of COVID-19.	./cache/cord-286975-id5dn795.txt	./txt/cord-286975-id5dn795.txt