Third novel coronavirus case in SA confirmed
8 March 2020
The wife of SA's first novel coronavirus patient has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
This brings to three the number of South Africans diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
"This morning we have received results of the direct contact of the first patient, his wife. She had also travelled with him to Italy as part of the group of ten. I now wish to advise the public that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is therefore the third confirmed case in South Africa," Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.
"We expect the results of the other six group members who had travelled to Italy within the next 48 hours," Mkhize said. "It is important to advise the public that the couple's children were tested and their results have come out negative.