SA continues to engage countries on ‘unscientific’ travel ban - Pandor
Minister of International Relations
and Cooperation Naledi Pandor addressed the media on her department’s
end-of-year report on Tuesday.
Pandor says her team have been in talks with countries that have imposed Covid-19 travel bans in the hope that it would be lifted soon.
“We have been and continue to engage all countries that have what we term unscientific and discriminatory travel bans on our country and region.
“We hope that our diplomacy will bear greater fruits, some countries have indicated their intention to lift restriction which are inflicting much harm on our economy, society and on families.”
Pandor highlighted that the country was placed on red lists, although research has shown Omicron was present in other countries before it reached South Africa.
“What is sad for us is that we now know that the Omicron variant had long been present in many of the countries that have banned us and yet they said nothing and have ignored science and warning from the World Health Organization and the United Nations in terms of clinical response to the pandemic and the avoidance.”
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