⁍ South Africa’s health minister and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.
⁍ Zweli Mkhize was tested on Saturday after showing mild symptoms.
⁍ On Friday, the number of coronavirus cases in Africa’s worst affected country surpassed 700,000.
– Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is in quarantine after testing positive for a new strain of coronavirus, which has now killed 18,408 people in Africa, Reuters reports. “I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and I remain optimistic that we will fully recover from this virus,” Mkhize said in a statement. “Whatever we do and wherever we go, we have to keep in mind that there remains a risk of a second wave.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica/south-africas-health-minister-tests-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN2730UO