Cape Town man lies about coronavirus to score medical treatment
A man from Parow in the Western Cape lied to health officials about a trip to a coronavirus-hit country in order to receive medical treatment.
He was admitted to the Tygerberg Hospital after he told officals that he had recently travelled to a country that had confirmed cases of COVID-19.
“The person basically used the COVID-19 situation for his personal gain to be attended to soonest,” says provincial health spokesperson Mark van der Heever.
He says the man did show signs that he could be suffering from coronavirus.
“Then he didn’t meet the case definition and was discharged.”
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Van der Heever says it’s unclear at this stage whether any action could be taken against the man.
He says a local heath team is looking into the matter.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says South Africa only has one confirmed case of the coronavirus - a 38-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal.