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The Director at the Centre for Epidemiology at Stellenbosch University Professor Tulio de Oliveira says that South Africa’s reluctance to imposing a travel ban on China following the resurgence of the COVID-19 virus is not a mistake.

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident during a mass nucleic acid testing following a recent coronavirus disease outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident during a mass nucleic acid testing following a recent coronavirus disease outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

De Oliveira says that the current variant of COVID-19 circulating in China is unlikely to cause a high number of hospitalisations. The Department of Health says at this stage it is not considering imposing restrictions on those travelling from China-as COVID-19 infections in that country continue to surge.Its current rise in COVID-19 infections has caused

 

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