Strict measures taken to screen coronavirus - Health ministry

This comes after South Africa confirmed its first case of the virus earlier today. According to the statement from the Ministry of Health in South Africa, a 38-year-old male, who travelled to Italy with his wife suspected having contracted the virus, tested positive. It stated that the couple was part of a group of 10 people that arrived in South Africa on March 1, 2020.

“The patient consulted a private general practitioner on March 3, with symptoms of fever, headache, malaise, a sore throat and a cough. The practice nurse took swabs and delivered it to the lab. The patient has been self-isolating since March 3, 2020.”