“At least 97% of the patients that have been diagnosed have been from the private sector.”
Mkhize said they were considering surveillance of areas where infections could spread. There, they would have health officials embark on “drive-by tests” — spot tests of anyone showing symptoms of the virus.
He stressed, however, that with the flu season fast approaching, many people could possibly dismiss coronavirus symptoms as normal. Using the example of two doctors, Mkhize said: “A few days ago, a doctor came from abroad. They were discussing this issue that most of these people were getting infections from Italy and so on and they said, 'Doctor so-and-so, you came from one of those countries.' And they agreed he would go into quarantine.
This however, was not the case with the other doctor who possibly spread the virus among his colleagues.
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