The Home Affairs Minister has told a media conference in Johannesburg that the country has a state-of-the-art laboratory that's ready to assist with tests for suspected cases of the coronavirus.death toll continues to rise, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has insisted that South Africa will be able to tackle an outbreak.COVID 19 has killed close to 3 000 people and infected over 87 000 globally. Wuhan, in China, remains the epicentre of the virus.
Government is expected to evacuate 151 citizens from the city, where the coronavirus outbreak originated, within seven to 10 days.Motsoaledi has told a media conference in Johannesburg that the country has a state-of-the-art laboratory ready to assist with tests for suspected cases of the coronavirus.
“South Africa is one of the only two countries in the whole continent that has got what we call a BSL fall laboratory and the NICD the only other one in the whole continent is in Egypt, and those are the only laboratories can deal with very serious pathogens like H1N1, Ebola, Corona and all that.” On the video below, SABC News Foreign Editor Sophie Mokoena discusses government’s plan to repatriate 151 South Africans from China:
We dont want to proof to the world we can cope with this virus people are going to die. Just keep people out.
I'm sorry I don't think theses politicians can tackle a roach running past them.
The CDC and WHO thinks it’s delusional to claim that mr minister of every portfolio so far. Stop bullshitting your people and get off your arse and protect them, or are you concerned that the budget will be used and less will be available for cronies?
Sadly the reality will quickly Dawn on our citizens that the people they have chosen to lead them are not up to the task... these “leaders” have placed their own well-being above that of the people and the people will suffer because of it. You get what you vote for South Africa
Ready isolate the infected that’s not dealing with it.
I don't believe anything he says...
Where is the minister of health kante
WHAT A BUNCH OF BS RUBBISH!!!!
Shouldn't this guy be in prison now ?
Our government response to everything
Nope ! We are not
Uyanya lo the next thing, we will be loosing our families to this deadly virus. Close borders no one from Asia should enter 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
We’ll be able to handle? 😅 I doubt
Mnxim..
Can we ? Is TB under control ?
Lies
I never thought our death was MADE IN CHINA
Prevention is the say SA will tackle a C virus outbreak means that it will be inside the country.The ANC is always after the event!
Hope we also ready at BBR
It's coming, winter is coming fellow Africans.
While we struggle to get Panado pills at our local clinics 🔥