South Africa
Ramaphosa to hold cabinet meeting to discuss #Coronavirus spread─── 08:08 Sun, 15 Mar 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to hold a special cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss the best ways of containing the spread of COVID-19.
There are now 14 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the country bringing the total number to 38 so far.
One-hundred-and-fourteen repatriates returned on home soil from China on Saturday and have been placed under quarantine at a ranch hotel in Polokwane.
Meanwhile, there are growing concerns that the rise in cases in Africa could overburden the continent's already fragile healthcare system.
At least 19 countries in the continent, have reported infections of the disease, including here on home soil.
Over 69, 000 people have recovered from the virus and more than 5,000 have died.
