Covid-19 infections cause temporary closure of Ugu offices
Municipal premises in Bazley Street, Port Shepstone and Oslo Beach also remain closed until the disinfection process has been concluded.
Ugu District Municipality this week temporarily closed its main offices at 28 Connor Street in Port Shepstone and Preston Street in Park Rynie after employees tested positive for Covid-19.
“Affected employees’ contacts are being traced and will be subjected to self-isolation while other employees from the affected buildings will be conducting their work from home,” said municipal spokesman, France Zama.
He added that the closure would result in the unavailability of certain municipal services usually offered at these offices while the buildings were being disinfected.
“Our customers are encouraged to make use of online services when making account payments or reporting any service interruptions. The ‘Ugu District Municipality’ service app is available for download from any Android and iOS app store for added convenience.”
Mr Zama said Ugu would continue to take all necessary precautionary measures to protect its employees as well as the public.
“We appeal to residents to co-operate with us during this period and request that we collectively confront this pandemic to minimise its spread within our society.”
Municipal premises in Bazley Street, Port Shepstone and Oslo Beach also remain closed until the disinfection process has been concluded and employees who are being identified as contacts to the positive cases are being cleared to return to work.
For continuity of critical municipal services, the 24-hour call centre services have been diverted from the Oslo Beach premises, with its operating hours now being amended to 7am to 7pm daily until further notice.
Human Resources employees are working from home and all job applications for the recently advertised positions can be deposited in the security box outside the Human Resources office in Bazley Street.
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