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News24 reports that the Western Cape Department of Health has confirmed that a number of staff members and patients at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Town have tested positive for Covid-19.
But it has refused to divulge the number of cases at the government facility, claiming this was "in order to uphold both patient and staff confidentiality". Department spokesperson Natalie Watlington said that the affected areas in the hospital had been closed temporarily for decontamination and would be reopened with staff who did not pose a risk. Watlington went on to comment: "As the pattern of the spread of coronavirus develops, it is clear that new clusters of infections are concentrated in the places where people congregate such as essential services. Health facilities are also places where gatherings occur and, over the last few days, we have found positive cases of staff at various health facilities across the province." These included the District Six, Du Noon, Matthew Goniwe and Retreat community health centres.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tammy Petersen at News24
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