Covid-19 closes three Tshwane clinics
Updated | By Jacaranda FM News
Three clinics in the Tshwane Metro have been temporarily closed after three staff members tested positive for Covid19.
A nurse at the Folang clinic, another at the Silverton clinic and an Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) worker at Rosslyn clinic have been sent into self-isolation.
City spokesperson Selby Bokaba says all three staff members have been asymptomatic.
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"All City of Tshwane health facilities routinely conduct daily screening and sanitisation before entering the buildings, as part of the COVID-19 prevention strategy.
"The two nurses wore appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) daily and they, together with the EPWP worker, observed prevention measures, directives and protocols related to COVID-19.," Bokaba says.
Bokaba says the clinics will re-open on Monday.
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