Hlabisa, who is in Bloemfontein to interact with the residents, also share many’s sentiments that imposing a travel ban might be dire for the country’s economy. He says instead the country should continue working on monitoring the virus and educating people about it. 

Hlabisa adds that the party is happy that the result of the 32-year-old Free State man, who was earlier diagnosed with coronavirus, has since been revised as negative. 

So far, 24 cases have been recorded in the country.

Hlabisa says they are making a call to the government to do all it can to ensure and disseminate information with the hope of educating people about the virus. 

Meanwhile, at least 58 Central South Africans will be returning home today from the coronavirus-stricken city of Wuhan in Hubei province, China. 

Mkhize, on Thursday night, announced that 56 people from the Free State and 2 from the North West are among those being repatriated. On the same day, the Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, briefed the media at a post-cabinet meeting, briefing on the coronavirus and other issues. He said there is no decision yet to issue a travel ban for South Africa.

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