No cases of coronavirus in SA – National Institute for Communicable Diseases
There have been no cases of the novel coronavirus known as “2019-nCoV” identified in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Thursday.
“As of 23 January, there have been no cases of the 2019-nCoV in South Africa or on the African continent,” the NICD said in a statement.
However, an emergency operations centre is in alert mode, and could be activated, should the need arise.
This comes after Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that China on Thursday banned trains and planes from leaving Wuhan City in China, which is at the centre of the virus outbreak.
This was to contain the contagious disease that has reportedly claimed 17 lives, infected hundreds and spread to other countries, according to AFP.
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