12 May 2020 / South Africa

Reporting of suspected & confirmed COVID-19 cases

Transnet National Ports Authority would like to remind port users of the requirement to disclose suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases to the Authority and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), for the purposes of addressing, preventing or combatting the spread of COVID-19 in the port system…

…the Authority urges all port users to prioritise COVID-19 health and safety precautions in their operational areas which include:

  • COVID-19 screening procedure (temperature checks)
  • Wearing of appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as prescribed by the regulations, which includes a face mask/screen and hand gloves where applicable.

The Authority has put in place stringent health and safety measures in all our entry and exit points to limit the spread of COVID-19 infections. All port users must be in possession of the Essential Services Permit with port access/ID and they will be subjected to standard COVID-19 Screening process (temperature checks) on arrival. Failure to adhere to these measures will result in access being denied.

Port users are further requested that, in addition to published COVID-19 reporting protocols, are to report positive COVID-19 case(s) to the Port Manager of the affected port by telephone.

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in South Africa, contact GAC South Africa at [email protected])

Source: Transnet National Port Authority letter dated 11 May 2020

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