
COVID-19 update
Since the activation of the first COVID-19 public hotline number, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of

Since the activation of the first COVID-19 public hotline number, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of

COVID-19 cases in South Africa continue to rise, with private and public laboratories now fully equipped to test for SARS-CoV-2,

Following the declaration of a National Disaster for COVID-19 in South Africa by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the National Institute for

While we continue to see an increase in COVID-19 positive cases in South Africa, there is currently no evidence to

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to receive samples of

There has been an increase in the number of imported COVID-19 cases in South Africa since the first confirmed case.

As of 12 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service

The Minister of Health wishes to inform the public that 6 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. This takes

Fellow South Africans, an announcement was made yesterday confirming the second case of COVID-19 in South Africa. In that statement,

The Minister of Health wishes to advise all South Africans that a second case of COVID-19 has now been confirmed

The Minister of Health, on 05 March 2020, made an official announcement of a local confirmed COVID-19 case in South

Fellow South Africans This morning, Thursday March 5, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, notes rumours circulating on social

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, as of 03 March 2020,

As of 2 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service,

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service notes the two South Africans

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, is currently the only laboratory

As of 25 February 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service,

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, remains on high alert for
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