Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)RegulationsRegulations issued in terms of Section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (COVID-19)Chapter 2 : General Provisions Applicable during National State of Disaster7. Isolation of persons |
[Regulation 7 heading substituted by section 2(b) of Notice No. R. 1715, GG45855, dated 1 February 2022]
| (1) | Any person who is a confirmed laboratory positive COVID-19 case and is asymptomatic is not required to isolate. |
| (2) | Any person who is a confirmed laboratory positive COVID-19 case and is symptomatic must isolate him/herself for a period of 7 days, unless a longer period is recommended by a medical practitioner. |
| (3) | Any person who is a confirmed laboratory positive COVID-19 case and is symptomatic must comply with— |
| (a) | an oral instruction of, or a written direction, issued by a medical practitioner, a person authorised by the medical practitioner, a nurse or an enforcement officer to subject himself or herself to isolation at a health facility in order to contain the transmission of COVID-19; or |
| (b) | the requirements of self-isolation in order to contain the transmission of COVID-19. |
| (4) | If a person refuses to isolate himself or herself as instructed or directed, a magistrate in whose jurisdiction such a person is, must make an order as contemplated in Form 1 of Annexure A, to compel such a person to isolate himself or herself. |
[Regulation 7 substituted by section 5 of Notice No. R. 1715, GG45855, dated 1 February 2022]