Stops vs connections
I'm flying QR. Timatic says the test must be "at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point". I have two domestic flights, then a 24 hour and 15 minute overnight stop before a flight into DOH, then a 33 hour stop before the flight into South Africa. All flights in the same PNR. Is the "first embarkation point" literally the first flight in the PNR? Or do stops (24 hours or more) reset it?
Also, just out of curiosity since I assume it doesn't apply, what does "extended machine readable passport" mean? (The Timatic text says "Visitors with an extended machine readable passport are not allowed to enter or transit South Africa.")