Three Tshwane clinics shut after staffers test positive
The affected clinics will re-open for business on Monday, 22 June.
The Tshwane metro temporarily closed three of its clinics this week after staff members at the facilities tested positive for Covid-19.
“The Folang, Silverton and Rosslyn clinics were temporarily closed from Thursday after three staffers tested positive,” said metro spokesperson Selby Bokaba.
The affected clinics will re-open for business on Monday, 22 June.
Patients at those clinics were urged to use nearby clinics for medical attention.
According to Bokaba, a nurse at Folang tested positive, while a nurse at Silverton and an expanded public works programme (EPWP) worker at Rosslyn tested positive.
Bokaba said the positive results were the outcome of a robust screening and testing programme that the metro had launched for its frontline staff.
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He said the three positive staffers were all asymptomatic.
“All metro health facilities routinely hold daily screening and sanitation before entering the buildings, as part of the Covid-19 prevention strategy,” he said.
“The two nurses wore appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) daily and they, with the EPWP worker, observed prevention measures, directives and protocols related to the virus.”
Bokaba said the metro’s clinics were sanitised daily due to the coronavirus risk.
“The affected clinics would be disinfected again on Friday according to the building with confirmed Covid-19 case standard operating procedure and would remain closed for two days.”
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All primary and secondary contacts will be traced and managed as per health department guidelines.
Counselling and support would also be provided to affected staff members who will self-isolate and self-quarantine as protocols.
Administrator responsible for compliance, Lebogang Mahaye, expressed concern at the number of personnel testing positive for Covid-19.
“We have put adequate measures in place at all our buildings, especially at the health facilities, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, so it’s a concern to see some of our health workers getting infected,” she said.
“We will intensify our efforts to ensure we contain the spread of the disease not only at the workplace, but within the entire city.”
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