The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has confirmed South Africa’s first case of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The 38-year-old Durban man had travelled to Italy with a group of 10 people and returned to South Africa last Sunday.
The announcement of South Africa’s first confirmed case comes on the same day that Parliament holds a debate of national importance on the country’s readiness to respond to the virus.
The Democratic Alliance’s health spokesperson Siviwe Gwarube — who brought the debate to the National Assembly floor — said the Covid-19 crisis requires the input of all political parties and not only the executive. “Plans to deal with this crisis needs to be tabled in this House for scrutiny, for discussion, and for adoption. It is important that when the president convenes an interministerial task team that decides to repatriate over 150 South Africans fromMkhize has promised to address the nation later on Thursday to provide an update on South Africa’s first reported case.
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