{"id":21916,"date":"2022-06-27T15:57:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-lifts-covid-19-restrictions-including-wearing-of-face-mask"},"modified":"2022-06-27T16:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T16:06:47","slug":"south-africa-lifts-covid-19-restrictions-including-wearing-of-face-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-lifts-covid-19-restrictions-including-wearing-of-face-mask","title":{"rendered":"South Africa lifts COVID-19 restrictions including wearing of face mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>On Wednesday evening, South Africa\u2019s government made the decision to drop all of the country\u2019s remaining pandemic-era restrictions, after the Presidential Coordinating Council and Cabinet determined that they\u2019d served their purpose and were no longer needed.<\/p>\n

For travelers, the primary change is the removal of vaccination and testing requirements for entry into South Africa, but other revisions include the lifting of the nation\u2019s indoor mask mandates and the limits on gathering sizes, and the elimination of COVID-19 border checks.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a very historic day as we have reached a turning point since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the world and in the country,\u201d Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday in an official statement. His repeal of the last three COVID-era regulations marks the end of a 26-month-long period defined by state-led management of the global pandemic.<\/p>\n

Welcoming the news on behalf of South African Tourism, the national tourism agency\u2019s Acting CEO Themba Khumalo said, \u201cIt\u2019s time to step into a brave new world.\u201d In its reaction statement, the destination marketing organization called the move \u201ca step in the right direction\u201d and presaged that it will, \u201csignificantly benefit the entire tourism sector value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs custodians of tourism, we believe that the end of the restrictions is the tonic the sector needs to accelerate the rebound to pre-pandemic tourist arrival numbers and profitability levels,\u201d South African Tourism said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Two years prior to the pandemic\u2019s onset, the travel and tourism sector generated 1.5 million jobs and contributed R425.8 billion (US$26.62 billion) to the nation\u2019s economy, representing 8.6 percent of the country\u2019s total economic activity. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council\u2019s 2018 annual review, that made South Africa\u2019s the largest tourism economy in the entire African continent.<\/p>\n

Per the country\u2019s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, tourism has already been identified as a critical factor when it comes to rebooting the nation\u2019s economy. The abolition of these final restrictions effectively gives South African Tourism the green light to \u201cgo full steam\u201d in implementing measures aimed at regaining the sector\u2019s lost ground.<\/p>\n

It also means that constraints placed on live social events, business meetings, conferences, trade shows and exhibitions for the past two-plus years will finally be a thing of the past, making way for the return of delegates, exhibitors and business travelers from around the globe, helping to kickstart activity across a variety of other industries.<\/p>\n

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