International flights to S Africa

South Africa has re- opened to international flights, ending a more than six- month ban on international travel that was part of its restrictions to combat the spread of Covid- 19. A Lufthansa plane from Germany was the first international flight to arrive yesterday at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. Flights from Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe quickly followed. Airports in Cape Town and Durban have also resumed international traffic. Travellers arriving on international flights must provide a negative Covid- 19 test issued no more than 72 hours before their departure. Tourists are still banned from a list of more than 50 countries — including Russia, Britain and the US — which are deemed high risk because of their levels of Covid- 19 cases.