South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel tested positive for Covid-19, the presidency said.
Patel is quarantining and will work from home. Those who’ve had contact with him are self-isolating and are being urged to get tested, according to a statement on the presidency’s website.
On Monday, both Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, 61, and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, 65, were separately admitted to hospital with the virus.
The fourth is Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, who has since recovered.
To date South Africa has recorded 434,200 cases of coronavirus, at least 6,655 of whom have died.
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Source: bloomberg
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