No coronavirus cases in Zimbabwe, say health authorities

Harare – No cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in Zimbabwe to date, despite numerous claims on social media and several suspected cases, Zimbabwean health and childcare authorities said on Sunday.

Additional samples from all suspected cases were being sent for confirmation testing at the regional reference laboratory – a South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases laboratory.The latest suspected case in Zimbabwe is a woman from the eastern town of Mutare who returned from China more than a month ago. She consulted her general practitioner and was referred to Wilkins Hospital in Harare for Covid-19 tests. The woman was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital.

On Saturday, Mkhize confirmed the second case, saying the patient, a woman from Gauteng, was a direct contact of the first patient, as they were both part of a group of 10 people who had travelled to Italy. "This morning [Sunday] 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 10. I now wish to advise the public that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is therefore the third confirmed case in South Africa. We expect the results of the other six group members who had travelled to Italy within the next 48 hours," he said.

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