The 114 passengers and crew members ferried by SAA-chartered aircraft were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.
Some community members waited along the R101 near the weigh bridge to catch a glimpse of the returnees. Some motorists were forced to park their cars at a petrol station, waiting for the military and authorities to clear the road.Mkhize, flanked by his Home Affairs counterpart Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Co-operative Governance Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Tourism Minister Mamoloko
Mkhize said Ranch Resort had been identified as the most suitable venue for quarantine after an intensive search by senior army officials. One of the lingering concerns over the Covid-19 outbreak is the annual Easter pilgrimage, which attracts an average of 2 million Zion Christian Church members to Moria, about 30km east of Polokwane.
I hope the 146 that are returning from China on another flight are going to be careful of being in public spaces until they are absolutely sure they are not infected because we have heard how this infection can take a few days to present itself