'Patient Zero of the winelands': Cape estates close over Covid19southAfrica
“He’s probably the Patient Zero of the Winelands,” said Karl Lambour, general manager of Tokara Wine and Olive Estate in Stellenbosch.
Several other top estates which hosted the group during their March 3-13 stay have temporarily closed, either completely or in part from Monday, on hearing that a member of the group - a middle-aged man - had tested positive for the virus. Klein Constantia was not visited by the Dutch group, but the estate has nevertheless isolated two staff members who attended a winemakers’ lunch with colleagues from estates which were included in the group’s itinerary.Simonsig and Uitsig are among the affected wine estates which remain open for business.
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