Total coronavirus infections in SA reaches 85, but Wuhan repatriates all test negative for Covid-19 coronavirusupdate coronavirusupdates coronavirusinSA
South Africa had 85 confirmed cases of Covid-19, an increase of 23 from Monday’s announcement.
This therefore means that by the time a confirmation test is conducted in public laboratories, patients would have been notified of their initial results. This clarification is important because, as government, we had announced to the public that all positive results will be verified through our public laboratories and the NICD.
“Whilst we appreciate the importance of being transparent with South Africans, we will not do so irresponsibly and not take into account all clinical and any other broader implications of the information we give to you.”A group of 114 South Africans who were trapped in Wuhan, China, since last year, and then repatriated at the instruction of President Cyril Ramaphosa to a hotel in Limpopo, were also tested. All of them proved to be free of the virus, said the minister.
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