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Cape Times reports that three more police stations in the Western Cape have been placed under a 48-hour lockdown for decontamination due to Covid-19 infections.
Lwandle police station in Strand became the latest to report an infection of a staff member on Saturday, following cases in Somerset West and Langa. Police spokesperson Novela Potelwa advised as follows: “Operations have been moved to separate buildings in the same premises and decontamination has started. The relocations are also to ensure service delivery continues. Members who have been in contact with the infected cases are undergoing screening testing and some have been quarantined.” Last week Lentegeur, Philippi East and the Cape Town Central police stations had to relocate their services after several officers had contracted the virus. About 58 police officers in the province, including one in Ceres, have been infected. By Wednesday last week 103 police officers across the country had tested positive. There has been one death in KwaZulu-Natal, and 89 have been isolated. Three people were hospitalised, 10 have recovered, and more than 1,000 have been quarantined. Police unions said they were deeply concerned about the large spike in numbers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Okuhle Hlati at Cape Times
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