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TimesLIVE reports that three trainees at the SA Police Service (SAPS) training academy in Hammanskraal, north of Tshwane, have tested positive for cholera.
One was hospitalised and the others treated for minor symptoms. Police confirmed 71 trainees were tested last Thursday for cholera by the Department of Health. “Academy personnel are monitoring the situation closely for any other infections,” said police spokesperson Mathapelo Peters. Hammanskraal was thrust into the spotlight over the weekend when seven people died after being admitted at Jubilee district hospital with diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting. The number of deaths has since increased to 17. National police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola has directed SAPS management to put extra measures in place to protect trainees at the academy against the outbreak. Peters indicated that 469 police trainees were undergoing various detective training programmes at the academy. She said a water purification system had been installed for trainees and personnel. Masemola gave the assurance that the SAPS would provide bottled water to everyone at the academy while long-term measures were sought to augment the capacity of the water purification system.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Shonisani Tshikalange at SowetanLive
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