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At a joint ministerial meeting in Pretoria on Wednesday on new transport regulations under lockdown level 1, the minister said that data from countries allowed in the country would be reviewed every two weeks.
FILE: The Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, Naledi Pandor, at a press conference on May 21, 2020 in Pretoria about the repatriation process of her department of South Africans stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 blockades. Image: @ DIRCO_ZA / Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday that the government had consulted the World Health Organization (WHO) before determining which countries were at high risk of COVID-19 and that they will have limited access to the country to starting Thursday.
At a joint ministerial briefing in Pretoria on the new transport regulations under lockdown level 1, Pandor said his department had assessed the situation and that travelers would be allowed to enter taking precautions.
“Many countries relied on the WHO guidelines to determine action when reopening international travel,” said the minister.
Visitors to the country will need to take precautions and will also be screened upon arrival.
“Travelers who intend to visit our country are expected to submit a PCR [polymerase chain reaction] prove that you have no more than 72 hours from the time of departure from the country of origin to South Africa, ”said Pandor.
All travelers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Africa would be forced to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine at a state facility at their own expense. He also stressed that travelers should now have travel insurance that covered testing and staying in a quarantine facility when necessary.
Pandor said data for countries allowed in the country would be reviewed every two weeks.
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