Solidarity institutes legal action over extended Covid-19 regulations while travel industry welcomes child rules

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The extended Covid-19 regulations have received mixed reactions, with trade union Solidarity going as far as instituting legal action.

“The most draconic and worrying of the new regulations is that the minister of health can arbitrarily decide to enact or withdraw them. This means the minister can put the entire country into lockdown with no prior notice and no limits to this power.

Gatherings are defined as a planned assembly or meeting at a particular venue involving more than 100 people. All international travellers arriving at SA ports of entry must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and produce a valid vaccination certificate, or produce a valid negative PCR Covid-19 test result not older than 72-hours before the date of departure.

If the traveller is experiencing symptoms of Covid-­19, they must self-isolate for 10 days after admission into SA. The vaccination or testing requirement is not applicable to travellers under the age of 12 years and daily commuters from neighbouring countries. “For travel to happen we need consistency and certainty. Consequently, we look forward to the finalisation of regulations in the next few months,” said Asata CEO Otto de Vries.“We have seen the pent-up demand from large family groups wanting to travel to SA grow recently, and it has been a barrier to inbound travel for families, while competitors like East Africa have made it much easier and more accessible to travel to the destination.

 

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