Random Covid-19 screening for public transport, Mbalula says
The transport minister says he will engage with the transport sector and issue instructions and consolidate plans
16 March 2020 - 12:55
There will be random screening of passengers for the Covid-19 virus at all taxi ranks and train stations, transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Monday.
This was after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday declared a national state of disaster and announced sweeping measures to contain the spread of the virus, which included travel restrictions on foreigners from hard-hit countries, a ban on mass gatherings of more than 100 people and the closure of schools...
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