Coronavirus: South African nation-wide lockdown mode activated

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a nation-wide lockdown commencing midnight Thursday, March 26 until midnight on Thursday, April 16, 2020, to contain.

The South African nation-wide lockdown has become necessary to help contain the spread and face the virus head-on. The lockdown is expected to help reduce the transmission from person to person locally.

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South Africa recorded a total of 402 cases so far but 128 New cases today.
1 Full recovery (Confirmed Negative and cleared for returning home)
0 Deaths

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The breakdown per province of total infections is as follows:
Eastern Cape 2
Free State 13
Gauteng 207
KwaZulu-Natal 60
Limpopo 4
Mpumalanga 9
Western Cape 100
North West 4
Northern Cape 2
Unknown 1

Current projections estimate that the virus could affect 60% of South Africa’s citizens at some point, but not at the same time.
Most South Africans will only experience mild symptoms and humans are capable of developing immunity to the virus.

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The National Department of Health will now be releasing results as they are submitted by both private and public laboratories. In instances where NDOH confirmatory tests yield different results, the public will be duly informed.

TEST RESULTS OF CITIZENS REPATRIATED FROM WUHAN:
All the citizens from Wuhan were tested and their results came back negative for COVID-19.
They will continue to be kept in quarantine for the prescribed period and will thereafter be reunified with the community.