The High-Level Taskforce on Covid-19 confirms to the public first positive case of coronavirus in the country.
The Deputy Chair of the taskforce Dr Riek Machar Teny reads that the patient is a female, 29-year-old, arrived in Juba on February 28th from the Kingdom of Netherlands via Addis Ababa.
‘The ministry of health Rapid Response Team went to the clinic to collect sample same day, the Initial test came positive, the second confirmatory test also came out positive’, Dr Machar says.
He adds the ministry of health, World Health organization and Center for Disease Control are leading outbreak investigation and follow-up on all possible contacts.
The official notes that maintaining social distancing can minimize the risk of contracting and transmitting the virus.
The Head of UN Mission in South Sudan David Shearer says the patient has been in the country for more than 14-days, there is need to trace people she had contact with.
Covid-19 affects the respiratory system of human beings and causes fever, cough and difficulty in breathing and the virus is not yet curable.
The five weeks patient currently is in a good health say officials.
South Sudan is among other fifty African countries that have reported outbreak of COVID-19 and now only four countries are free of the virus in the continent.
The virus has killed thousands of lives globally in order to slow transmission frequently wash hand with soap and water and maintain social distance.
The officials were briefing journalists on Sunday in Juba.