{"id":157827,"date":"2020-03-05T23:41:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/south-africa-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2020-03-05T23:41:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:41:21","slug":"south-africa-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cape Town in the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2fnews%2fsouth-africa-confirms-first-case-122639961.htmlc=15965868442468134901mkt=en-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus<\/a>:<\/strong> CAPE TOWN (Reuters) \u2013 South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport showing no symptoms on his way back from a trip to \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.yahoo.com%2fnews%2fsouth-africa-confirms-first-case-122639961.htmlc=15965868442468134901mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=http%3a%2f%2f7thspace.com%2fheadlines%2f1124303%2fsouth_africa__sa_applying_stringent_measures_to_deal_with_coronavirus__mkhize.htmlc=7569330452505131935mkt=en-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Africa: SA applying stringent measures to deal with Coronavirus: Mkhize<\/a>:<\/strong> The patient has been self-isolating since 3 March. The couple also has two children. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases\u2019 Professor Cheryl Cohen, who was briefing in Cape Town with the \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=http%3a%2f%2f7thspace.com%2fheadlines%2f1124303%2fsouth_africa__sa_applying_stringent_measures_to_deal_with_coronavirus__mkhize.htmlc=7569330452505131935mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=https%3a%2f%2finews.co.uk%2fculture%2fnoughts-and-crosses-filming-locations-where-filmed-tv-series-bbc-cape-town-south-africa-2079989c=1136219678704627489mkt=en-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where was Noughts and Crosses filmed? Filming locations in Cape Town, South Africa for the BBC drama series<\/a>:<\/strong> A luxury home in the prestigious suburb of Cape Town provided the setting for Sephy\u2019s family home. Situated about 15km south from the city centre, Constantia is a popular tourist spot due to the \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=https%3a%2f%2finews.co.uk%2fculture%2fnoughts-and-crosses-filming-locations-where-filmed-tv-series-bbc-cape-town-south-africa-2079989c=1136219678704627489mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.radiovop.com%2fsa-president-ramaphosa-pleased-with-countrys-preparedness-to-deal-with-coronavirus%2fc=11377926892971887866mkt=en-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SA President Ramaphosa pleased with country\u2019s preparedness to deal with coronavirus<\/a>:<\/strong> The country has now recorded its first positive case of a man who travelled from Italy. Touching down from Cape Town on Thursday, the President\u2019s first order \u2013 assure South Africans that there is no \u2026: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRssaid=tid=2F61736B8F1F4E1594F0197410CF875Burl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.radiovop.com%2fsa-president-ramaphosa-pleased-with-countrys-preparedness-to-deal-with-coronavirus%2fc=11377926892971887866mkt=en-us\">\u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews<\/a> <\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to submit your Cape Town News<\/a> \u2013 free.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Have you tried:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/top-10-cheapest-accommodation-choices-in-port-elizabeth\/11936\/2012\/03\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visiting Port Elizabeth<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Quick Cape Town Fact:<\/strong> Zeitz MOCAA- Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is the largest art museum in Africa. It\u2019s also the world\u2019s largest museum; showcasing the African Art and its diaspora. Covering 6,000 square meters over nine floors, with 100 gallery spaces, the museum is a must visit.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cape Town in the news: South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus: CAPE TOWN (Reuters) \u2013 South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, affecting a citizen who had passed through the main airport showing no symptoms on his way back from a trip to \u2026: \u201cCape Town\u201d \u2013 BingNews South Africa: SA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3331],"tags":[25,1737,77,3333],"class_list":{"0":"post-157827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cape-town","7":"tag-cape-town-2","8":"tag-government","9":"tag-municipality","10":"tag-mycapetown-co-za","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}