What the records say
- When
- 5 Mar 2020
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 29.00° S, 24.00° E
- Description
- The COVID-19 pandemic spread to South Africa, with the first confirmed case announced on 5 March 2020 by Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.
COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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