Ministerial Media Briefing on Evacuation of Citizens from WUHAN/ HUBEI- Hon. Minister Mkhize Statement
Background: In December 2019 Chinese authorities announced the emergence of a novel coronavirus that was the causative agent for an outbreak of respiratory disease. It is believed the outbreak originated in a food market in [...]
COVID-19 Update
28 February 2020 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service notes the two South Africans who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the Princess Diamond [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE
27 February 2020 PRESIDENT DIRECTS EVACUATION OF SOUTH AFRICANS FROM CHINA FOLLOWING CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed the repatriation of South African citizens from Wuhan city in Hubei province, China. Cabinet has [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE
26 February , 2020 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, is currently the only laboratory performing testing for SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa and can confirm that [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE
24 February , 2020 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, remains on high alert for an imported case of COVID-19 amid the increased number of cases [...]