#SABCNews Headlines @15H00 | 16 April 2020

* The Defence Minister says the deployment of the army is a necessary measure to help curb the spread of COVID19 - this as the death of a man in Johannesburg allegedly at the hands of soldiers is investigated.

* Door-to-door screening is underway in Ermelo, Mpumalanga as the province ramps up its fight against the spread of COVID-19.

* Across the country a truce in gang-ridden areas as communities grapple with COVID-19

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