Maverick Citizen: Coronavirus evacuation: I can’t wait to see my mom, says SA student in Wuhan By Estelle Ellis
“I have graduated and I cannot wait to see my mom. I am scared every day of getting this virus,” a South African student waiting to be evacuated from Wuhan in China said.
“Our movements are restricted and we can only move around our dormitory. That is four buildings and one room that has been converted into a small shop. It has been incredibly hard,” said the student, whose nameThe South African government announced on Sunday that it would start repatriating asymptomatic South Africans from Wuhan in China, considered to be the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak.
He said asymptomatic South Africans who wish to return will be flown back on a chartered aircraft and put under strict quarantine for 21 days at a secret location in South Africa. The student said they had received a message from the South African Consular Incident Command Centre asking them to complete a form with their personal details and to supply a copy of their passports if they want to be repatriated. The deadline for this was Monday.
According to a university notice sent to students, a link to the university’s East Campus has been closed off and there will only be a single access and entrance road.
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