So far, 132 South Africans have asked to be brought home. They will be quarantined for three weeks when they arrive back in the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office on Thursday announced that South Africans - some of whom had been in Wuhan City in China where the virus originated - would be brought back home as coronavirus infections and fatalities continued.
“The detailed logistics are being finalised and the NICD is preparing to support the initiative in collaboration with all other involved government departments to ensure the containment of the virus,” the institute said in a statement. “Based on currently available information, none of the affected individuals has been diagnosed with the virus, nor have they exhibited any symptoms of COVID-19. The NICD is working with international partners to learn from their experiences, to keep the public and the repatriated persons well and healthy.”
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