MEC for Health, Madoda Sambatha, on Friday 8 May said those on the contact list of the professional nurse include 8 family members, 35 friends and neighbours, and 60 staff members, among others.

Sambatha, who visited the centre on Friday morning, further said the 191 patients who visited the healthcare centre on Tuesday 5 May 2020, where the nurse was stationed, are also included on the contact list.

On Thursday 7 May, during a media briefing by the Provincial Covid19 Command Council in Mahikeng, he announced that the centre has been closed and a mobile clinic has since been deployed to the area for the continuation of medical service delivery. So far, the province has exactly 20 active cases after 20 people of the total of 40 infected people have since recovered from the virus. No deaths have so far been reported in the North West.

"Only four data patients had direct contact with the nurse at a specialised clinic in the centre. Be part of the solution, stay home and only leave for essential goods while wearing a cloth face mask when in public places, Sambatha further added.

On Thursday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that a total number of  8 232 South Africans have now been infected by the Covid-19. Mkhize also announced that a total of 161 people have died from Covid19 across the country.

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