TimesLIVE reports that the Inanda police station, north of Durban, was closed on Tuesday after a female sergeant tested positive for Covid-19.
Police spokesperson Brig Vishnu Naidoo confirmed that the station was immediately evacuated and the members were sent to their respective homes and instructed to self-isolate while awaiting screening and testing. "The decontamination of the station started today [Wednesday] and over a 140 members have been tested so far. A temporary community service centre has been set up within the perimeter fencing of the station precinct. It is expected that by tomorrow [Thursday] the station operations will be back to normal," Naidoo indicated. The infected member was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Orrin Singh at TimesLIVE
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