121 people have been tested for the coronavirus in SA
As 151 South African citizens living in Wuhan, China are due to be brought back home, the South African government has assured the public that it is ready to tackle the threat of the coronavirus, with no positive cases reported in the country yet.
He added, however, that two South Africans aboard the Princess Diamond cruise ship in Japan tested positive and were receiving support in Japan. They will be able to return home when they have been cleared of the virus. “We are going to pull together the top specialists in infectious diseases [and] virologists to look at what we should be looking at in preparation for a future where this could be an endemic virus where you could pick it up anywhere. That is something no country has done,” he added.Mkhize said there had been speculation that Africa was under-reporting cases but said this was prejudiced.Mkhize maintained this indicated that African countries can report cases properly.
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