Fourteen Filipino crew members onboard a ship from India to Durban harbour have tested positive for Covid-19

Transnet National Ports Authority has confirmed that fourteen Filipino crew members onboard a ship at the Durban harbour have tested positive for Covid-19. The vessel - Eaubonne - arrived from India on Sunday. This comes on the heels of concerns of another traveller from India entering South Africa, testing positive for the virus. The case has sparked concerns about the possible spread of the B.1.617 variant that is dominant in India. However, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases has assured South Africans that the B.1.617 variant has not yet been detected in the country.