The inter-ministerial committee dealing with
the repatrition and quarantine of South African citizens that are in Wuhan, China
provided details of how they will come back home.
Health
minister, Zweli Mkhize, said there are around 201 South Africans citizens living
in the Wuhan area and around 151 have indicated they want to return to South
Africa The health minister said 121 people have been tested for the Coronavirus
as at 26 February, and all results were negative.
Mkhize added that following President
Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive for the repatriation of South Africans showing no
signs of the virus in Wuhan City, contingency plans such as every citizen in
the Asian city must be frequently contacted directly personally and their
concerns recoded, are now being effected as a matter of extreme urgency.
The plan will be executed
in three parts: evacuation, quarantine and reunification. A medical team will
greet the passengers on the plane for pre- and in-flight evaluations. Those suspected
of being ill will be left in the treatment of the Chinese health system.
Mkhize commended the Department of International
Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), embassy staff, and the Chinese authorities
for assiting to locate South African citizens in China. He appealed to the
families who may have relatives in Wuhan to contact DIRCO.
Done By: Mitchum George
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