S. Africa to airlift 151 from virus-infected China within days
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered authorities to evacuate 151 citizens in the Covid-19 epicentre of Wuhan, China. – EPA pic, March 1, 2020.
SOUTH Africa will evacuate 151 citizens from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan within days, the health minister said today, as the death toll and number of infected worldwide mounted. The virus has spread to more than 60 countries around the globe – killing nearly 3,000 people and sickening 87,000 – prompting the World Health Organisation to raise its risk assessment to its highest level.
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