Life returning to normal in Africa, but virus fears linger

Customers laugh as they buy alcohol at a liquor shop in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on August 18, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

Photo credit: Michele Spatari | AFP

"Things are getting back to normal, even though it will never be like it was before," says a relieved Petunia Maseko, relaxing in a bar in South Africa's Soweto township.

Africa has weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well in terms of infections and deaths, though its economies have been badly ravaged.