Transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday the government is not considering halting airline operations under alert level 4 lockdown as it has been advised they are not superspreaders.
Speaking at a media briefing by the national coronavirus command council about the heightened regulations, the minister said the government cannot afford to shut down the aviation industry as this would negatively affect the economy. “We take advice on all health protocols from the ministry of health, NCCC and relevant health advisers. International and domestic airlines adhere to health protocols. All passengers are screened and advised to wear masks. We have been advised the aviation sector and airlines are not superspreaders,” said Mbalula. The minister allayed fears around the ban on flights from India, which is being ravaged by the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
“Between SA and India there are no airlines, so there is nothing to ban. If you come from India, you come via other countries and you are subjected to the same regulations and a Covid-19 test upon entry. If there were flights between SA and India, we would have responded accordingly,” said Mbalula.called on the government to impose a travel ban on India due to concerns about the surge in Covid-19 infections in that country.
U make the people of the country to be poor but u re making your operations to function
You are right you a superspreader of corruption
O bua masepa leshodu leo
But restaurants with -+30 people is a super spreader?
😭🙆♂️ sifike kanjani la bafika nge ngwenya laba abasilethela bebuya e Italy?
This mampara don't know what his talk about
How did we get corona in SA
MbalulaFikile how did the first case of Covid19 get to Mzansi?
Im glad taxis didn't take this clowns seriously
The air in a plane is literally re-circulated, you are even breathing peoples fart, but it's no superspreader. You can't get to your seat without touching almost a the seats on the way in. 🚮
MbalulaFikile You old lads think we are stupid neh?.. You think we are all exile products of looting for the innocent? This is an insult and you shall regret it, you and those that are busy making you a glowing puppet. Soon and very soon
ANC is confused
Lol this corona is very picky 😂
This one keeps on Blowing hot Air °°°
🙆🙆🙆
From the first place covid came with airlines here in South Africa
That's not the case, the Government is no longer in charge of the airways.
Airlines brought Covid19
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Lo Mkhwebana ingathi uyasetyenziswa yile camp ka Baba
What abt cars... Sedan
That is why he have overpaid advisors. Udomkop!
Cars are super spreaders?
That's why I say third wave is a hoax... It's about controlling people
If thats the case how did we get a Delta varient from India?
You are compressed for 45 min from Johannesburg to Durban
Dear MbalulaFikile
When it suits these people, it’s not superspreader!
The New SAA bosses don't play neh
yilo_nicolas Rubbish..
masinganyeleki Kwedin
then you blame the EFF for not taking lockdown serious 🤧
So mbalula believes the Delta variant came through zimbabwean boarder or Eswatini?😂🤣🤣he should be charged thats when you will hear him scream struggle continues.
The irony of this is that the first covid case in mzansi came ngayo i plane
Mbalula is a champion of all foolish puppets! He forgot that for this banana Republic to be in the situation it finds itself, was because of the flight that 'trokked' people from Wuhan. All that he can do is sanitizing taxis in vain coz even lapho, liyatholakala igciwane!
Lol. How the eff does he know. Ffs. Cadres are dom
Yah no! The jokes on us🙆🏽♂️
Probably we forget that reasons why Covid-19 landed here in Africa through plane. We in this mess because seems our leaders worship too much China, Westerns, India
MbalulaFikile Must be da HEPA filter, not like a taxi, né
We being led by fools 🚮😳😳
🤣😂🤣😂 this one is a mogoe and forgets that the first case that came to SA came through airlines I mean C’mon 🤣😂🤣
He's confused
Muncu, Muncwane, Muncwest loo
Maybe because SAA are supposed to start flying now?
MbalulaFikile inhloko yakho ayisebenzi wena.. Why usaba mandiya, mashayina nalabelungu benu.. Covid came through with a plane that you failed to monitor and today you want to tell us that nonsense.. You failed to quarantine India travellers yet they quarantined us with our varnt
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Taxis aren't super spreaders ucanteachstupid 🙄🙄🙄
MbalulaFikile airlines are superspread because Corona virus started in China using Airlines to spread in our beloved country.
Does he ever listen to himself!!!!
I give up 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Didn't they say ut landed on an aeroplane?
Of course he would say that, andithi that's how the andian variant came in the first place
Airlines are not superspreaders but restaurant's which actually cater to way less people are superspreaders Make it make sense. 🤔🤔
Always you protect the rich,not covering the poor.
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