Zweli Mkhize on coronavirus: 'What are we fearing? We are ready to deal with it'

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There is no need to panic - there are highly trained nurses and doctors at hand to tackle the Covid-19, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Sunday.

He said it was unlikely to infect others if one did not have the symptoms. Mkhize said once patients were treated and tests came back negative, they could go back to their daily lives.Mkhize said there had been no confirmed cases of infected South Africans in Wuhan, China.

“Some are now pulling out and saying they do not to want to come back. We will bring back those who want to come back and leave those who want to stay, it is not a problem. “There is no reason to worry about those who are coming back to SA. There is no risk of infection to the local community and we will make sure of that. Our health professionals are fairly competent,” he said.in the country after the wife of the first man to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in SA also tested positive.

 

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Only God knows !

Wow guyz

dònt think so

I have my reservations.

The silence of African nyangas, sangomas and miracle pastors when it comes to 'kholona vilus' is deafening. Shit scared and in hiding? Scams & Fakes revealed. Thinking of JesusChrist wearing a face mask and gloves... AmenKuleyondawo

We fear the hospitals

South Africans have a right to be fearful... They go to public hospitals and are confronted by endless queues;where are they supposed to get confidence from

siyavuma makungangenwa kungaphunywa

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