This was said by the secretary of State for Public Health, Franco Mufinda, who said the measure is part of a joint Executive Decree of 12 June involving the ministries of Health, Interior, Transports and of Culture, Tourism and Environment.
According to the official, the purpose of the measure is to avoid costs with institutional quarantine in hotels, with those preferring to stay in hotels paying for the logistical costs themselves.
Addressing the daily covid-19 update briefing Saturday in Luanda, Franco Mufinda said passengers arriving from abroad after pre-embarking certified laboratory tests shall serve a seven to eight-day institutional quarantine.
Franco Mufinda said as well that members of the diplomatic corps will be serving a home quarantine, in line with the Vienna Convention, adding that until now there are 549 people in institutional quarantine in the country, 267 of whom in Luanda.
He said 288 people have been discharged from institutional quarantine in the last 24 hours around the country, 171 from whom in Luanda, 110 in southern Cunene province , six in northeastern Lunda Norte and one in northern Zaire.
