Coronavirus: Government in contact with South Africans left behind in Wuhan
16 March 2020
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government will be monitoring South African citizens outside the country, including those still in Wuhan who were not able to board the plane.
Speaking at an inter-ministerial briefing on Monday, a day after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a state of disaster in light of the coronavirus outbreak, Zulu said government was in contact with the remaining South Africans in Wuhan, as well as their families.
Last week, 122 South Africans in Wuhan, China – the initial epicentre of the outbreak – were repatriated.