President Cyril Ramaphosa wishes Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize and his wife, Dr May Mkhize, a safe and speedy recovery from their COVID-19 infection.
The Minister of Health announced at the weekend that he and Dr May Mkhize had tested positive and has described the symptoms affecting them.
Mkhize is currently in self-isolation with his wife, saying they are only showing mild symptoms.
The President wishes the Mkhizes a safe and restful recovery and joins the Minister in calling on all South Africans to remain careful and do all we need to do to keep safe and help the country avoid a second wave of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health on Monday said that work would continue in the wake of Minister Zweli Mkhize’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis.
Department spokesperson Lwazi Manzi said that they were in constant communication with him.
“The minister has a very capable team, has a very capable director-general. We are able to communicate with him virtually because he is not very sick and at this stage, to delegate responsibilities to an acting minister.”
