Mbalula gives update on Covid-19 regulations in aviation sector

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to give an update on the implementation of Covid-19 regulations in the aviation sector on Friday evening.

SAA has cancelled domestic and regional flights as the strike drags on. File photo.
SAA has cancelled domestic and regional flights as the strike drags on. File photo. (Getty Images)

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to give an update on the implementation of Covid-19 regulations in the aviation sector on Friday evening.

In a bid to contain the spread of the epidemic, the government moved to ban travelling to high-risk countries such as South Korea, Italy, Spain, Iran, Germany, the US, the UK, France and China.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in SA have climbed to 202.

Airports Company SA announced on Friday that the disembarkation of foreign nationals from high-risk countries was suspended at the airport until further notice.

SAA also announced that it will immediately suspend all international operations until the end of May, in response to a government travel ban aimed at stopping the transmission of the coronavirus.