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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, in collaboration with Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization and Roche Scientific is, today, 20 February 2020 to 22 February 2020 hosting training workshops for African Member State participants at Roche Diagnostics in Midrand, Gauteng. […]

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has tested 95 people for SARS-CoV-2 of which 53 were persons under investigation (PUI) as of 19 February and all results have come back negative. The NICD confirms that there have not been any confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa.

Surveillance activities and monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak is taking place at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service. As of 18 February 2020, 87 people have tested for COVID-19 of which 49 meet the case definition for COVID-19 person under investigation (PUI), and all results have

The COVID-19 outbreak in China has spread to other parts of the world, and Africa has reported its first confirmed case over the past weekend in Egypt. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to monitor COVID-19 trends and surveillance globally. As of 17 February 2020,

The COVID-19 outbreak continues in China, and there have been no new countries in the past five days that have reported cases of COVID-19. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, as of 14 February 2020 has tested 71 individuals under investigation for COVID-19, and all results

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues with surveillance activities for the COVID-19 outbreak. As of 13 February 2020, the NICD has tested 67 individuals under investigation for COVID-19, and all results have come back negative. We can confirm that South Africa has not reported any

The novel coronavirus, which is now called COVID-19 as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 February 2020, continues to affect many people in China and across parts of the world. South Africa remains on high alert for any suspected cases that can be imported through its borders. As of 12 February 2020,

In light of the ongoing novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak which originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China and has now spread to other major Chines cities and other countries, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues with its surveillance activities and testing of individuals with

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, to date has conducted 42 tests for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and all results have come back negative.  As of 07 February 2020, the NICD confirms that there is no positive case of the 2019-nCoV in South Africa. It is