South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus

Another African Country 'South Africa' confirmed its first case of coronavirus in the country onn Thursday, according to the Health Ministry statement.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement that the patient is a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy with his wife. The couple returned to South Africa on March 1 and the patient consulted a private practitioner two days later with symptoms of fever, headache, malaise, a sore throat and a cough.

The patient has been in isolation since then as well as the doctor.