SOUTH Africa on Sunday said it was unhappy that the UK has kept it on the Red List of countries considered high risk regarding Covid-19 infections.
Last week the United Kingdom (UK) said it was revising its traffic light system, but countries on the Red List – including South Africa – would remain there.
Commenting on the decision to keep South Africa on the Red List, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said: “We firmly believe there is no reasonable basis for keeping South Africa on the Red List and I am very disappointed.”
She said her government was puzzled at the UK’s decision to keep South Africa on the Red List of countries facing stringent restrictions and high costs to enter that country.
More than 10 million people in South Africa have been vaccinated and in recent weeks the numbers of new infections and deaths have slowed down
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