South Africa
Deputy Justice Minister tests positive for #COVID19─── 08:04 Sun, 14 Jun 2020
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa, is in self-isolation after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Government announced on Saturday that the deputy minister was at home and taking all the necessary measures for his recovery.
“At this point, we would like to extend our well wishes to the deputy minister and we would like to use the opportunity to also reconfirm that COVID-19 is still with us irrespective of who you are. And we would like to urge South Africans to continue to practice the health protocols,” said Cabinet spokesperson Phumla Williams.
