SOUTH Africa’s Department of Health in Limpopo province has urged cross-border travellers who used the Beitbridge Port of Entry to access the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe in the last four days to go for self-quarantine.

This follows the detection of a cumilative104 Covid-19 positive cases during screening and testing at Sadc’s busiest port of entry.

An average of 6000 travellers have been using the border daily during the just-ended festive season.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, 15 000 people were using the border and the number would rise to 30 00 daily in peak periods.

Travellers entering South Africa are being screened at the foot of the New Limpopo Bridge, while suspected cases of those entering Zimbabwe are tested at the National Social Security (NSSA) hotel, which is being used as a quarantine, isolation and transit.

The hotel is used to process returnees who arrive by road from Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa.

Currently, there are 55 returnees who came in from South Africa who tested positive for covid-19 and are at the NSSA isolation centre.

-State Media