A recent government notice amended the regulations published in
terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 to provide for the
mandatory establishment of the COVID‑19 Tracing Database by
the National Department of Health. This database will trace people
who are known or reasonably suspected to have come into contact
with any person known or reasonably suspected to have contracted
COVID-19.
The database must include all information necessary for the
contact tracing process to be effective, including:
- first name and surname;
- identity/passport numbers;
- residential address and other address
where such person could be located;
- cellular phone numbers of all persons
who have been tested for COVID-19;
