According to the Ministry of Health, the patient who was already dead when her blood samples were ferried to SA for screening had been admitted in a local hospital from April 14 – 16 with breathing complications.
A press statement released by the ministry on Monday shows that the deceased patient who is a Lesotho national had previously travelled to South Africa.
About 20 suspects of COVID – 19 from Lesotho have already tested negative from the pandemic after each was hospitalized with various breathing problems over the past months.