President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster and implemented urgent measures including travel bans to fight the pandemic.
up 23 from the previous day and including eight local transmissions, the health ministry said.Countries around the world have barred cruise liners from entering their ports, fearful the large ships could fuel the spread of coronavirus similar to the Diamond Princess which was quarantined in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on February 3.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said at a news conference that the government would give more detail on its stance on cruise ships on Wednesday. The cruise liner, with 1,240 passengers and 486 crew on board, was on its way back from Namibia's Walvis Bay.Mogoeng Mogoeng says courts will be sanatised
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