{"id":20457,"date":"2020-03-08T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T16:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=20457"},"modified":"2020-03-08T18:34:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T16:34:18","slug":"sa-confirms-third-positive-coronavirus-case-in-wife-of-first-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sa-confirms-third-positive-coronavirus-case-in-wife-of-first-victim","title":{"rendered":"SA confirms third positive coronavirus case in wife of first victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The wife of the first man to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in SA has also tested positive, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning we have received results of the direct contact of the first patient, his wife. She had also travelled with him to Italy as part of the group of ten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI now wish to advise the public that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is therefore the third confirmed case in SA,\u201d Mkhize said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s two children tested negative for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to advise the public that the couple\u2019s children were tested and their results have come out negative. However, as part of taking extra precautions, these children will remain in self quarantine until their parents have tested negative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple travelled with a group of 10 people to Italy. Another person in the group has also contracted the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect the results of the other six group members who had travelled to Italy within the next 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the 10 people did not return to SA.<\/p>\n<p>Mkhize said he spoke to the first patient on Sunday morning and he was \u201cupbeat and jovial\u201d and his doctor reported that he was \u201casymptomatic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the right time, as determined by the treating doctors, the patient will be retested to check his recovery progress.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wife of the first man to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in SA has also tested positive, health minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Sunday. \u201cThis morning we have received results of the direct contact of the first patient, his wife. 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