A two-year-old boy has tested positive for coronavirus in South Africa - he had just returned from New Zealand. "The youngest is a 2-year-old boy who had recently returned from New Zealand," it read. It comes amid news that the first suspected case of Covid-19 has reached Samoa, with a Kiwi traveller hospitalised and awaiting test results. "This is a suspected case only." Eight new cases were confirmed in New Zealand yesterday, the largest increase in any day, taking the total to 20.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2020 20:15 UTC