SA government monitoring China mystery respiratory virus outbreak resembling Covid-19

Government says it is watching the respiratory virus outbreak which has emerged from China and causing growing public concern.Viral videos of patients with surgical masks, some visibly sick, surfaced online with reports that hospitals are overwhelmed with flu and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases. China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) officials are yet to confirm the details.“As government we’re closely monitoring the situation in China using our event-based surveillance and continually looking for updates on the situation,” department of health spokesperson Foster Mohale…