{"id":382147,"date":"2020-03-16T15:24:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=382147"},"modified":"2020-03-16T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:25:09","slug":"62-coronavirus-cases-in-south-africa-with-the-first-infection-for-limpopo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/382147\/62-coronavirus-cases-in-south-africa-with-the-first-infection-for-limpopo\/","title":{"rendered":"62 coronavirus cases in South Africa &#8211; with the first infection for Limpopo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the declaration of a national disaster for Covid-19 in South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has released the latest figures on infections in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since the commencement of the outbreak, the NICD, the National Health Laboratory Service laboratories and private laboratories have conducted a total of 2,405 tests to date.<\/p>\n<p>As of 16 March 2020, the NICD confirms an additional 11 new Covid-19 cases that have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>This brings the country to a total of 62 confirmed Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n<p>The 11 new cases are distributed in the Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape provinces and comprise of the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gauteng Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 33-year-old male who travelled to Spain;<\/li>\n<li>A 68 year-old-female who travelled to Austria;<\/li>\n<li>A 30-year-old male who travelled to India;<\/li>\n<li>A 39-year-old male who travelled to the United States of America;<\/li>\n<li>A 43-year-old female who travelled to the United States of America;<\/li>\n<li>A 50-year-old male who travelled to France and the United Kingdom;<\/li>\n<li>A 37-year-old who travelled to the United States of America, Dubai and Mexico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Western Cape Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 39-year-old male who travelled to Canada;<\/li>\n<li>A 15-year-old male who travelled to France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Limpopo Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 29-year-old male who travelled to France and the Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mpumalanga Province<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 55-year-old male who travelled to France.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-382151\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-2048x1161.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/NICD-16-March-1200x680.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Disaster plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday (15 March) declared the coronavirus epidemic a state of disaster, and put in place a series of restrictions to try to reduce the impact of the virus on the population.<\/p>\n<p>Among the restrictions are the closing of ports and prohibition of gatherings of more than 100 people.<\/p>\n<p>The restrictions are being applied to hopefully reduce the spread of the virus, but government said it has a plan in place \u2013 reviewed constantly as things change on the ground \u2013 to deal with the disaster if and when it spreads to the population.<\/p>\n<p>Various government departments including the minsisters of health, higher education, basic education, defence, home affairs, and finance have come together to provide and update on what is being done during the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Some important takeaways include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quarantine is being made a priority, with municipalities looking for possible locations;<\/li>\n<li>Emergency funding has been made available;<\/li>\n<li>The school year will be reworked to minimise the impact on the curriculum;<\/li>\n<li>Universities are not shutting down, but contact lectures are being suspended;<\/li>\n<li>Stock and supply chains are being secured to prevent panic buying;<\/li>\n<li>Taxis across the country will go through sanitisation processes;<\/li>\n<li>Government travel has been suspended;<\/li>\n<li>Extra officials from closed border posts will be sent to back up the ports of entry that remain open;<\/li>\n<li>Port restrictions are only for people, not products, and will not block commercial operations;<\/li>\n<li>The strongest measures allowed by the law are being put in place to prevent further disaster \u2013 citizens need to be aware that some of their rights will be infringed;<\/li>\n<li>A state of emergency may be declared.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/381945\/mass-quarantines-emergency-funding-and-avoiding-panic-buying-heres-south-africas-coronavirus-disaster-plan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mass quarantines, emergency funding, and avoiding panic buying \u2013 here\u2019s South Africa\u2019s coronavirus disaster plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the declaration of a national disaster for Covid-19 in South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has released the latest figures on infections in the 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