Coronavirus in SA: Travel bans talk is premature, says Dr Zweli Mkhize

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Coronavirus in SA: Travel bans talk is premature, says Dr Zweli Mkhize
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Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize said it was premature to talk of travel bans at the moment.

Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize said it was premature to talk of travel bans at the moment - a strategy that has been announced by some countries such as Saudi Arabia, which banned travel to or from countries such as Italy and China.

The government as put in place a ministerial task team which includes the departments of international relations and home affairs which will deal with avenues on how to tackle the Coronavirus. He is currently under quarantine in a KZN hospital. The man’s wife also tested positive for the virus over the weekend along with a Gauteng woman.

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