President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested negative for the
coronavirus, his office confirmed on Thursday.
Ramaphosa, according to his spokesperson Khusela Diko,
decided to test for the global pandemic as a precautionary measure after
receiving advice from his physician on Tuesday. He received his results last
night.
As it stands, there are at least 709 confirmed coronavirus
positive cases in the country and Diko said that as head of state, Ramaphosa
engages with people from all walks of life.
“In line with international guidelines as well as those of
the national department of health, testing is recommended if you experience
symptoms, if you live in or recently travelled to an area with ongoing spread
of COvid-19 or if you have been in close contact with someone known to have
Covid-19,” Diko said.
Sowetan revealed last week that there were fears of
exposure to the virus in the Presidency after a staffer was sent home for
self-isolastion and testing.
This emanated from an internal email sent to the Presidency
staff, which Sowetan has seen, which said that the staffer had reported to the
manager that they may have come in contact with someone who has now tested
positive for the novel Covid-19.
“There was a staff member who reported to their manager
that they may have crossed paths with someone who has tested positive the
coronavirus,” the email reads. “This member of staff has gone for testing with
support staff of the Presidency.”
Diko at the time confirmed the details and said the person
was an intern working in the office’s finance unit. “Yes we can confirm that an
intern in the Finance unit in the Presidency reported that he may have crossed
paths with someone diagnosed with the coronavirus,” Diko said. Sowetan
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