Covid-19’s grip on SA tightens

12 March 2020 - 05:58
By Naledi Shange, LWANDILE BHENGU and Madeleine Chaput
The different strains of the coronavirus family cause different symptoms.
Image: 123RF/lightwise The different strains of the coronavirus family cause different symptoms.

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in SA stood at 13 by Wednesday afternoon, with a patient in Gauteng in a critical condition.

Officials were “worried” about the health of the 57-year-old man, who also has renal disease.
 

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