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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

Notices

Directions from the Department of Health to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19

28. Cross Border Truck Operators

 

(1) A person operating cross border trucking for the movement of goods must be subjected to screening at the point of entry and where necessary, medical examination.

 

(2) Testing contemplated sub-paragraph (1) must be at the cost of the employer.

 

(3) A cross border truck operator who has tested positive for COVID-19 whilst outside the borders of the Republic and who returns to the Republic must inform the port health official at the point of entry of his or her intention to return prior to returning.

 

(4) The employer of the truck operator referred to in sub-paragraph (3) must ensure that arrangements are made for the safe transportation of the truck operator from the point of entry to the isolation area or medical facility for medical attention.

[Direction 28(4) substituted by section 8 of Notice No. R. 868, GG43600, dated 7 August 2020]