South African Health Minister Disbands Covid-19 Advisory Group

South African Health Minister Disbands Covid-19 Advisory Group

Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on TwitterSouth African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize disbanded the government's scientific advisory committee on the coronavirus.Some members of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 were advised by letter this week that the group is being reconfigured, Francois Venter of the University of the Witwatersrand said by text message on Saturday.Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/BloombergThe disbanding follows Mkhize's announcement on Sept. 14 that he would reconstitute the committee, News24 reported, citing the letter.