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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says even though the country has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, there is no need for people to panic.

, on Friday morning, Govender says people should instead educate themselves about this virus.A 38-year-old man has tested positive for the virus inThe man was travelling with his wife and was part of a group of 10 people when they arrived in South Africa on Sunday.The Department of Health says the doctor who treated him is also in self-isolation as well.

Parliament’s Health Portfolio Committee Chairperson Sibongiseni Dhlomo has urged South Africans to practice good personal hygiene to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “It’s the same as all the respiratory viral infections that spread in the winter. It’s the same as flu and other chest infections. They all spread largely in the winter. I think the key thing is that in the summer your chances of getting flu and cold are much smaller than in the winter.”says he is satisfied with the country’s preparedness to deal with the outbreak of the coronavirus .

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