She was part of the group of 10 that had travelled to Italy.
He said in a statement: “This morning we have received results of the direct contact of the first patient, his wife. She had also travelled with him to Italy as part of the group of ten. I now wish to advise the public that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is therefore the thirst confirmed case in South Africa.”“We expect the results of the other 6 group members who had travelled to Italy within the next 48 hours.
“The second patient who has now tested positive for COV-19 will now be immediately admitted to a public health facility in Gauteng that government has identified as one of the hospitals that are ready to receive COVID-19 positive patients.”The first coronavirus case in the country was confirmed on Thursday.
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