“Understandably, doctors and nurses ran around testing the woman and taking steps to ensure the woman was isolated.”
The woman posed as a novel coronavirus patient at the Grey Hospital in King Williams Town on Saturday.An Eastern Cape woman could face criminal charges after lying about having the deadly Covid-19 virus, the provincial health department said on Sunday.
“Upon verification and speaking with her family, it was established the woman had fabricated the story as her relatives confirmed she is unemployed. “People who yearn for attention should seek other means to get the spotlight instead of lying about a global health crisis.”
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