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The United States, United Kingdom and France are still included in the list.
Passengers are greeted by family and friends after the first international flight landed at Cape Town International Airport on October 1, 2020, after the South African government eased the coronavirus travel ban. Image: Kevin Brandt / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – Home Affairs has revised the list of COVID-19 high risk countries from 60 to 22.
However, the United States, United Kingdom and France are still included.
Internal Affairs has also revealed that more than 4,000 international travel requests have been received from mainly investors in agriculture, manufacturing, mining and tourism.
While the updated list of high-risk countries means that people from these destinations cannot travel to South Africa, special authorizations have been issued for visitors conducting business, critical skills visa holders, and investors, among others.
Interestingly, the Department of Internal Affairs said that in the first two weeks of the COVID-19 business travel launch, where people ask to visit the country, at least 335 investors applied daily to visit the country.
In a statement, the department said that this demonstrated that South Africa continued to be an attractive investment destination.
This comes after the Cabinet considered revising the list of high-risk countries to strike a balance between saving lives and protecting livelihoods.
However, nothing has changed regarding travelers from other countries on the continent, which means that they will still be welcome in the republic after undergoing the COVID-19 protocols.
COUNTRIES ON SA’S HIGH RISK COVID-19 LIST:
- Argentina
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- France
- Germany
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Italy
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Peru
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- United States
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