Regulations mooted for April and later have been moved forward to Wednesday.
From Wednesday, you won't have to show a negative PCR test to get into South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.That rule was floated in draft regulations that were due to come into effect in April or later.go to www.BusinessInsider.co.zaOn Wednesday, South Africa will drop its requirement that anyone seeking entry into the country must show a recent negative coronavirus test, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday night.
Now that plan has been back-dated through a change to the current regulations, which do not require any consultation under the government's power to rule by decree amid a disaster. South Africa had entered a new phase in its management of the pandemic, Ramaphosa said, one in which there was a palpable reduction in the threat from the coronavirus.
A similar approach has been taken in several countries, and dropping at least PCR testing for vaccinated travellers is widely recommended by global health and tourism bodies.
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