BREAKING NEWS: Wife of SA’s first coronavirus patient tests positive
A third case of the Coronavirus has been confirmed in the country. It's the second in KZN.
The National Department of Health says the latest victim is the wife of the 38 year old Hilton man who was the first confirmed case in the country.
The couple had been part of a group of 10 who had recently returned from a holiday in Italy.
Their children have been tested and given the all-clear but according to the Health department will remain in quarantine till both their parents test negative at which point they will be tested again.
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The department says it received the woman's results this morning while the results of 6 others are expected within the next 48 hours.
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In a statement it the department says later today the Health Minister will be addressing the nation to give further details around this and other related incidents.
