South Africa today annouced that it has confirmed 6 new cases of the deadly coronavirus. The country’s Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize confirmed the development in an announcement made on Wednesday morning. The confirmed cases reportedly reside in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. All of the patients had recently traveled to Europe.
Mkhize revealed that the confirmed cases include a 33-year-old woman who travelled to Italy and returned on 1 March,  a couple; 34-year-old male and 33-year-old female who travelled to Germany and returned to South Africa on 9 March, a 57-year-old man who travelled to Austria and Italy and returned to South Africa on 9 March, a 40-year-old male who travelled to Portugal and returned on 7 March, and a 36-year-old man who travelled to multiple countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey before returning to South Africa on 9 March.
The 6 new cases of the deadly virus will bring the countries patients to a total of 13 people.
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