VIDEO: South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa's face mask struggles
bbc.com International News
South Africa's president has announced an easing of some lockdown restrictions beginning next month.
But Cyril Ramaphosa warned that most people should remain at home and also urged people to wear masks on public transport.
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However, at the end of his speech, President Ramaphosa struggled while demonstrating how to put on a mask.
It has led to widespread mockery on social media and the hashtags #MaskOnChallenge and #CyrilMaskChallenge trending on Twitter.
Watch the video below;
South Africa's President Ramaphosa showing people how to properly wear a mask. Well!! 😎😎😎 pic.twitter.com/sCLTdlgecC
— Georgina Njogu (@GeorginaNjogu) April 24, 2020
😂 😂 😂 Let’s do this..
— A N D A N I D. (@Sir_Antilo) April 23, 2020
The Mask Challenge... #MaskChallenge #CyrilRamaBillion #CRMaskChallenge #lockdownextension #CyrilMaskChallenge #Level4#RamaphosaMaskChallenge #Ramaphosa #LockDownSeason3 pic.twitter.com/3EmaBn2hRO