Health minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife test positive for Covid-19
The minister, who has been at the forefront of SA’s efforts to manage the coronavirus pandemic, is in quarantine at home with his wife, Dr May Mkhize
18 October 2020 - 21:58
Health minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and are in quarantine at home, he announced in a statement on Sunday night.
Mkhize has been at the forefront of SA’s efforts to manage the coronavirus pandemic, and is the fifth cabinet minister to test positive for Covid-19. Minister of mineral resources and energy Gwede Mantashe, employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi, trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel, and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula have all previously announced that they have tested positive for the disease, and all four have made a full recovery...
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