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Ugu calls for calm and patience as employees required to self-isolate
Municipal services have been adversely affected by the rapid spread of Covid-19.
The recent spate of increasing numbers of confirmed cases of Covid-19 among municipal employees poses a real threat to the execution of municipal services, said Ugu District spokesman France Zama in a statement released recently.
He explained that during the course of last week, the municipality had to close down some of its premises where cases of employees who had tested positive had been confirmed.
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This closure has adversely affected operations as workers who were identified as contacts to the positive cases were being subjected to self-isolation.
“This has placed Ugu in a precarious position where it has to balance delivery of services against that of safeguarding the well-being of its employees,” he said.
“The safety of our workers during this period is of utmost priority and all preventative measures are in place to protect our frontline workers who are, despite the prevalence of the pandemic, continuing to provide services to our communities.”
He said Ugu appealed for calm and patience from residents who might be inconvenienced by the unprecedented interruption of municipal services during this period while the municipality endeavors to combat the rapid spread of Covid-19 infections among workers.
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