The infected man is in KwaZulu-Natal
A 38-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal had travelled to Italy and returned to the country on Sunday. On Wednesday he consulted a private general practitioner after noticing symptoms including headache, fever and a sore throat and has been in isolation since.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed the country's first Covid-19 case after the man's test results came back positive.During a media briefing in Cape Town on Thursday, the minister said he would be consulting different structures in communities, such as church and sporting organisations, the hospitality industry and international conference organisers, on how to prevent further spread of the virus.
“We just want to bring the awareness that there might be a situation developing in the country and therefore we need to work together and get their advice and if they have got any specific suggestions, we need to share information with them about where do they see the risks and what suggestions do they have.
This means any tests done would not have confirmed the virus, as he only developed symptoms three days after his return.The ministry deployed a team to track down all individuals who have been in contact with the man, in an effort to prevent any further spread of the virus. The search will extend to people who sat close to the man on his flight from Italy and connecting flights.
“We're not at that level where we're closing down the schools. We're taking precautions in the case of one instance where someone has been found to be positive.”#CoronaVirusSAWe were assured by this government that they were "ready for it", but it seems this person flew into OR Tambo, wasn't checked and made it all the way to KZN?
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