Health minister Zweli Mkhize is briefing the media after SA's first case of coronavirus was confirmed.
In a statement on Thursday, health minister Zweli Mkhize said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of Covid-19 had tested positive.
A 38-year-old South African man who recently returned from Italy with his wife has tested positive for the deadly virus.
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Health minister Zweli Mkhize is briefing the media after SA's first case of coronavirus was confirmed.
In a statement on Thursday, health minister Zweli Mkhize said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of Covid-19 had tested positive.
A 38-year-old South African man who recently returned from Italy with his wife has tested positive for the deadly virus.
First case of coronavirus detected in SA
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