Coronavirus in SA: Not if, but when says expert eNCA
That's the word from the South African Medical Association's Dr Angelique Coetzee."It’s not if its going, it is going to come, it is when it’s going to come. It’s important to understand If you think you have the virus you cannot come into my surgery, I’d have to try you via telephone, skype, besides coming physically into the surgery."
Government has announced it will evacuate South Africans from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of the outbreak.The government says South Africans being brought back home from China are coronavirus free."We can confirm that President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed that SA citizens in Wuhan province in China are repatriated back to SA. Cabinet took this decision following representation and request from individuals and their families.
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