Mpumalanga is a gateway to Mozambique and the Kingdom of eSwatini.
Thermal screening for Mpox is under way at the Lebombo Border Post with Mozambique in Komartipoort, Mpumalanga. The Border Management Authority is screening travelers into South Africa in an effort to curb the spread of the infectious disease.Screening of travelers was in full swing. It’s a collaboration between the Border Management Authority and Emergency Services.
Hundreds of tourists are being cleared on the Lebombo Border Post with Mozambique daily. But tourists are not complaining about the additional traveling time at the border. “The tests they conduct at the borders I think it’s a good thing taking precautions make sure it doesn’t transfer the Mpox to other people,” another tourist says.
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