A constable attached to the National Public Order Police Reserve Unit deployed at Witbank, Mpumalanga has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

The member has been quarantined while colleagues are currently being self-isolated pending screening and testing by the Department of Health.

The Witbank Station is temporarily closed while the local Methodist Church in Louwie Street is being used temporarily as a client service centre while the station is being decontaminated.

The community is advised to call 10111 for assistance in the meantime.

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