Travel bans punish SA for its excellent science, says international relations

The department said it had already started speaking to countries that had imposed travel restrictions in the hope they would reconsider.

“We also note that new variants have been detected in other countries. Each of those cases has had no recent links with Southern Africa. It’s worth noting that the reaction to those countries is starkly different from cases in Southern Africa,” it said. “This latest round of travel bans is akin to punishing SA for its advanced genomic sequencing and the ability to detect new variants quicker. Excellent science should be applauded and not punished. The global community needs collaboration and partnerships in the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The World Health Organisation has pleaded with world leaders not to engage in knee-jerk reactions and has cautioned against the imposition of travel restrictions.” WHO head of emergencies Dr Michael Ryan said: “We’ve seen in the past, the minute there’s any kind of mention of any kind of variation and everyone is closing borders and restricting travel. It’s really important that we remain open, and stay focused”.

Maybe its high time the government briefs the nation on where on the process status is our coutries scientists at in testing the covid cure developed by Madagascar. Cz last i checked CyrilRamaphosa said its still being tested. We cant rely only on the vaccine as some dnt want it

Government ministers ba phapha they want to be celebrities

that is what we applied for

Excellent science or loose lips?

true 😞😟🥺

We are forward, we want to let everyone know what's going on here.

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