The South African government has imposed a travel ban on at least 8 countries including the UK and the US to stop their citizens from visiting South Africa.
This comes in the wake of the global spread of the coronavirus and the decision by the South African government to declare the pandemic a national disaster. Transport Minister, Fikele Mbalula says the restrictions that include the revoking of visas to at least 8 000 Chinese citizens will be gazetted on Wednesday when the travel bans start.Mbalula, together with the Ministers of Public Enterprise, Pravin Grodhan and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, is holding a media briefing in Kempton Park, Johannesburg.
“A ban is a ban. It’s not only South Africa that has imposed a ban. Many countries across the world have done that. In this instance, we have restricted it to certain countries’ travel restrictions to the currently identified high-risk countries including South Korea, Italy, Spain, Iran, Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom and China.”
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30 African countries have confirmed cases now but no travel ban?Can we even rely on the figures all countries put out?
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This country is a joke with such leadership... MbalulaFikile I don't think you take our people's lives serious, wait till this covid19SA catches your relative then you will see.
Can they add Nigeria please
The focus on the poor by GovernmentZA MbalulaFikile is... er... overwhelming! TaxiIndustry COVID19SouthAfrica
They need to ban more countries .
What a load of horse why will Americans come and visit this shit hole