BMA to screen travellers entering SA for Mpox

JOHANNESBURG - The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it’s implementing a screening process for travellers entering the country at all ports of entry.

This in response to the rising number of monkeypox (Mpox) cases, which by Tuesday stood at 13.

The first case of Mpox was reported in the country early last month when a 35-year-old man tested positive in Gauteng.

BMA commissioner, Michael Masiapato, said part of the screening process involved thermal screening to check travellers’ temperatures.

BMA spokesperson Mmemme Mokgotsi: "Should the traveller present with an elevated temperature, such traveller will be isolated and assisted with further screening."