News24|President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza have narrowly escaped Coronavirus infection.

On Wednesday, the Presidency confirmed a positive Coronavirus case of one Union Buildings essential services employee. Steps have been taken to ensure that officials who have contact with the staff member are screened.

President Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Khusela Diko took to social media to confirm the news and revealed that staff access to the Union Buildings is therefore limited to exceptional interactions.

Ramaphosa and Mabuza have been working remotely ever since the start of lockdown. That is how they managed to escape the Coronavirus infection in their work environment space. All of that said though, there is still a very strong possibility that some cabinet ministers who have been going to Union Buildings lately have also contracted the deadly virus.

Meanwhile, the Coronavirus has claimed the life of a senior South African parliamentary administrator, Amos Komeni who was working for Deputy Speaker, Lechesa Tsenoli.

Komeni’s untimely death news were officially confirmed on Thursday in a press statement. Deputy Speaker, Lechesa Tsenoli admitted Komeni came as big shock.

As of Wednesday, 7,572 confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa as the death toll was at 148.