South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus: health ministry
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05 March, 2020, 06:35 pm
Last modified: 05 March, 2020, 06:36 pm
“The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive,” the ministry said
South Africa on Thursday confirmed a case of coronavirus, the health ministry said, the country's first case of the deadly disease sweeping through the world.
"The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive," the ministry said.
"The patient is a 38-year-old male who traveled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of 10 people and they arrived back in South Africa on March 1, 2020," it added.
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