Families and other visitors will not be allowed to visit during the 21-day quarantine period, said health minister Zweli Mkhize.
When the quarantine period is over and the citizens have tested negative to the coronavirus, they will receive final counselling and be granted leave to evacuate the area.
Mkhize said as at February 26, 121 people had been tested for coronavirus and all the results were negative. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the planned evacuation of SA citizens from Wuhan last week, saying, “
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