The patient has reportedly been self-isolating since consulting a private general practitioner on March 3 for his symptoms which included fever, headache, malaise, and a sore throat and cough.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday confirmed South Africa’s first case of Covid-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus.
“The patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. They were part of a group of 10 people and they arrived back in South Africa on March 1, 2020,” said the department in a statement.
The patient has reportedly been self-isolating since consulting a private general practitioner on March 3 for his symptoms which included fever, headache, malaise, and a sore throat and cough.
The Emergency Operating Centre (EOC) has identified the contacts by interviewing the patient and doctor. The tracer team has been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal with epidemiologists and clinicians from NICD. The doctor has been self-isolated as well.
This media briefing is to ensure that the public is immediately kept abreast. A press briefing will be held later after the parliamentary debate this evening to shed more light on this issue.
In other news – Faith Nketsi eats too much, you won’t believe how many things she ate in one day
Having a bad eating habit isn’t something really surprising but what surprises the most is the type of person doing it. Usually when you are a LADY, especially a top woman, people would obviously be expecting something of class from you.
Mzansi rapper and slay queen, Faith Nketsi, took to social media to reveal what she had eaten on a particular day, admitting to having bad eating habits. continue reading
Source: The Citizen
