According to the South African presidential palace, David Mallobo, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Health, received his COVID-19 test report on January 7 local time and tested positive.
This is the first time that the deputy minister has been tested for COVID-19 since the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa in March 2020.
According to a message released by the South African presidential palace, Deputy Minister Mallobo is currently in good spirits and self-isolating at home, while all his close contacts will also be self-isolating in their respective homes.
The South African presidential palace reiterated its call for South African people to continue to comply with public epidemic prevention regulations, such as regular hand washing, disinfection, properly wearing masks to cover their mouths and noses, and maintaining social distancing.
