Executive mayor of Johannesburg Geoffrey Makhubo has tested negative for the novel coronavirus.
Johannesburg - Executive mayor of Johannesburg Geoffrey Makhubo has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the city announced on Thursday.
Ndamase said the entire staff complement in Makhubo’s office had as a precaution also undergone tests to determine their Covid-19 status, and no other case has come out positive. On Monday, the City of Johannesburg announced that Makhubo was self-isolating, as a precautionary measure, after the case of Covid-19 was confirmed in his private office.
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