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The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ().. On 5 March 2020, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize had confirmed the spread of the virus to South Africa, with the first known patient being a male citizen who tested positive upon his return from Italy. [4]
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone reopened for tourism on 22 July 2020. [153] South Africa: As of 1 October 2020, South Africa is officially open for tourism, all new arrivals not in possession of a negative PCR test, or older than 72 hours will be required to test on arrival. [154] Tanzania: Tanzania has not implemented any entry restrictions. [155]
A negative COVID-19 test result (no older than 72 hours) must be presented at airports; Mandatory quarantine for travellers who have no proof of testing for COVID-19; International tourists allowed to travel in but required to be screened first; All travelers required to use country's COVID-19 alert app; Other changes
Thinking about making a trip to Central or South America soon? You may want to get familiar with the countries' COVID-19 travel restrictions.
The new strain, classified by the WHO as a "variant of concern," is blamed for a surge of cases in South Africa and has sparked fears over its high number of mutations.
Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for COVID-19, and they were conducting further testing early ...
Tourists taking in the view of Cape Town and Table Mountain from Robben Island. South Africa is a tourist destination with the tourist industry accounting for 2.34% of GDP [1] in 2019 followed by a sharp drop in 2020 to 0.81% of GDP [1] due to lack of travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first case was reported to WHO from South Africa. US to restrict travel from South Africa, seven other countries due to new COVID-19 variant omicron Skip to main content