News24 reported on Wednesday that the City of Tshwane had closed part of its Disaster Operations Centre, which was set up to bolster its response to the Covid-19 outbreak, after a police officer stationed there tested positive for the virus.
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Tshwane’s head administrator, Mpho Nawa, said the police officer was tested after being admitted for scheduled treatment, unrelated to Covid-19.
“She tested positive after she was screened during routine pre-admission. She may have been asymptomatic,” Nawa added in an earlier report.
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In an unrelated case, News24 reported on Friday that the Muizenberg police station on Cape Town had been closed due to a staff member testing positive for Covid-19.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa previously told News24 that the police station was undergoing decontamination on Friday following the case.
In addition, News24 reported on Sunday 3 May that three police station buildings had to be closed for Covid-19 for decontamination in the Western Cape.
READ: Coronavirus: Three Western Cape police stations closed for Covid-19 decontamination
As of Saturday, 9 May 2020, South African had 9 420 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with eight new deaths reported, bringing the total death toll to 186.
