114 students repatriated from Wuhan ready to go home
The 114 students were quarantined at The Ranch Hotel in Polokwane from March 14.
POLOKWANE – The 114 South African students who were repatriated from Wuhan are ready to home.
This was revealed by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande this afternoon.
Nzimande said the group would be evacuating from the The Ranch Resort in Polokwane in the coming days ahead of being transported home.
The students were kept in quarantine at the hotel as a precaution, with none of them showing any coronavirus symptoms.
The students were repatriated from Wuhan after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he would be sending an SANDF-chartered flight to repatriate the students whose parents had appealed to government for assistance.
Their 14 day quarantine period ended last Friday, March 27.
“The department is responsible for transporting the students to their respective provinces and to ensure that they are reunited with their families,” said Nzimande.
Nzimande said transport had been secured to transport the group home from Monday.
