BREAKING | Third coronavirus case in SA confirmed - and it is the wife of the first man to be diagnosed
“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 third confirmed case in SA,” Mkhize said in a statement.“It is important to advise the public that the couple’s children were tested and their results have come out negative. However, as part of taking extra precautions, these children will remain in self quarantine until their parents have tested negative.
The couple travelled with a group of 10 people to Italy. Another person in the group has also contracted the virus. “We expect the results of the other six group members who had travelled to Italy within the next 48 hours.”Mkhize said he spoke to the first patient on Sunday morning and he was"upbeat and jovial" and his doctor reported that he was"asymptomatic".
"At the right time, as determined by the treating doctors, the patient will be retested to check his recovery progress."
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