First Case of COVID-19 Coronavirus Reported In SA
5 March , 2020 Fellow South Africans This morning, Thursday March 5, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of COVID-19 has tested positive. The patient is a 38-year-old male who [...]
COVID-19 update
4 March , 2020 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, notes rumours circulating on social media, particularly on WhatsApp about a positive COVID-19 case in South [...]
COVID-19 update
3 March , 2020 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, as of 03 March 2020, has tested a total of 164 for SARS-CoV-2 wherein 118 have [...]
COVID-19 update
2 March , 2020 As of 2 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has tested a total of 160 persons for SARS-CoV-2 of which [...]
Statement By Minister of Health in Response to DA’s Mischievous Statement
2 March 2020 The Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize rejects the DA’s sensational statement alleging that members of parliament were blocked from inspecting Coronavirus screening at OR Tambo. In the past week the Minister [...]