‘Don’t come to South Africa, we will not come to you,’ Mbalula tells the world's high-risk Covid-19 countries

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Johannesburg - Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Friday called on travellers from high-risk coronavirus countries to not come to South Africa they would not be allowed to enter the country.

She said the flights ranged from SAA, British Airways, Air China, Virgin Atlantic, Lufthansa, Air France and Air Italia. Transport Minister Mbalula addressing the media on the Covid-19 interventions. Picture: Phando Jikelo / African News Agency On the Chinese flight which landed at OR Tambo, Mbalula said: “No Chinese citizens have been allowed to disembark. Some of the citizens from China were saying they are going to Namibia and Mozambique, and those airports are shut down, so we sent them back to China”.

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