I never thought that “06880” would link to a paper in Johannesburg.
Then again, I never thought our schools would close, our economy would crater, and we’d all practice “social distancing,” because of a virus.
On Sunday, the Times — South Africa’s largest newspaper — published a story headlined “Joburg businessman who tested positive for coronavirus speaks out.”
In it, the “middle-aged” man describes his trip through Dubai to Connecticut; his attendance at a Westport party (called “an international reunion of friends and family”); his return home not realizing he had been infected, and his experience since then.
According to a chart in the paper, there were 38 reported cases in South Africa on Sunday. Here is the story, by reporter Bobby Jordan: