Cape Town – South African Minister of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu has tested positive for Covid-19.
The Department of Social Development issued a statement confirming the news.
“The Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu received the results of her Covid-19 test this morning, which were confirmed positive.”
“Minister Zulu’s positive result comes in the wake of the detection of the new omicron Covid variant, which the World Health Organisation has declared a “variant of concern”. The Minister has immediately started isolating and recovering at home and will continue carrying out her duties without disruptions,” read the statement.
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Zulu first suspected she had Covid-19 when she had a scratchy throat.
“It all started with a scratchy throat and I didn’t suspect anything, but when it persisted, I took the Covid-19 test yesterday and received the results this morning. I am feeling well and I can attribute this to the fact that the virus found me fully vaccinated”, said Zulu.
She urged all South Africans to adhere to the Covid-19 regulations as stipulated by the government.
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