“This was sparked by a resident nurse testing positive for Covid-19 last week,” City of Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina said yesterday (April 6).

The clinic was closed on April 1 and two mobile clinics were set up to service people while it was being sanitised.

Of the 55 staff members from Duduza Clinic who were tested for Covid-19, the results of 45 came back negative.

The results of the other 10 people are still outstanding and those staff members will remain in self-isolation until their results have been received.

Mass testing for Covid-19 took place on April 3 at the Duduza Customer Care Centre, where the two mobile clinics are currently stationed.

People who visited the clinic recently and experienced symptoms of Covid-19 were tested.

“The nurse who tested positive for Covid-19 is still under self-quarantine and is being monitored by medical personnel on an ongoing basis. We wish them all a speedy recovery,” the mayor concluded.