The UK has decided to extend a travel ban on all visitors departing from or travelling through South Africa as part of its plan to curb the current Covid-19 resurgence. The initial suspension, announced on 23 December 2020, will last until 23 January 2021 when it will be reviewed according to both the UK and South Africa’s caseload.

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The department of health says a total of 17 421 new Covid-19 cases has been recorded in the country, in the latest 24-hour monitoring period. Another 339 deaths have also been reported, taking the death toll to 33,163. So far, more than 966 000 people have recovered which is a rate is 78,4%. Most of the new deaths were in the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, and KwaZuluNatal. KwaZulu-Natal currently has the most active cases, followed by the Western Cape and Gauteng.

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