South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, beer taps of South African Brewery brands are seen through the window of a closed bar in Cape Town, South Africa. A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

Women in face masks work at the Steenberg vineyard farm in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. On June 1, South Africa will further ease its lockdown by allowing limited sales of alcohol for home consumption. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, a resident of the township of Soweto outside Johannesburg, South Africa, walks in front of a closed bar advertising Corona beer. A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. The restrictions are part of its lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, children play alongside an advertisement for beer in the township of Soweto outside Johannesburg, South Africa. A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

In this Friday, May 15, 2020, photo, a brewer wearing a face mask checks vegetable soup being cooked at Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa. During the coronavirus lockdown, South Africa is restricting the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. The brewery has adapted to the ban by using its large vats to cook meals for the city's poor. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Cellar Master Elunda Basson works at the Steenberg vineyard in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. On June 1, South Africa will further ease its lockdown by allowing limited sales of alcohol for home consumption. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, soup is being cooked in a beer tank at Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa. The country has restricted the sale of cigarettes and alcohol during the coronavirus lockdown, but the brewery has adapted to the ban by using its large vats to cook meals for the poor. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the taps of South African Brewery brands are seen through the window of a closed bar in Cape Town, South Africa. A bootlegging culture has sprung up across South Africa in response to the government's nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of cigarettes and alcohol. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)

In this photo taken Friday, May 15, 2020, soup is being cooked in a beer tank at Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa. The country has restricted the sale of cigarettes and alcohol during the coronavirus lockdown, but the brewery has adapted to the ban by using its large vats to cook meals for the poor. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

A woman in a face mask works at the Steenberg vineyard in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. On June 1, South Africa will further ease its lockdown by allowing limited sales of alcohol for home consumption. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

In this Friday, May 15, 2020, photo, cooked soup is put into containers for transport to be fed to needy people at the Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town, South Africa. During the coronavirus lockdown, South Africa is restricting the sale of cigarettes and alcohol, but the brewery has adapted to the ban by using its large vats to cook meals for the city's poor. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

Bottled sparkling wine is ready for packaging at the Steenberg vineyard in Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. On June 1, South Africa will further ease its lockdown by allowing limited sales of alcohol for home consumption. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)