Twenty-nine officials have tested positive for Covid-19 at Cape Town’s largest police station, according to a reliable source
On Sunday April 26, the first officer’s test results came back and he was informed he tested positive for the virus at 8am, which was two hours into his shift. According to the source, the member was sent home and the station immediately shut down and members were sent for testing.
A source said that the member who tested positive could have infected other members on board a police bus which transported members to the station and back home during the lockdown, or during the early morning parade that Sunday morning. “The SAPS was advised of Covid-19 related cases at Cape Town central police station but we cannot provide figures as members get tested by external service providers,” said Potelwa. “The building housing the police station is being decontaminated. Community service centre operations are at a mobile unit outside the station,” she said.
In the WhatsApp message sent out to the CPF groups in the Cape Town central precinct, Hansraj assured them that despite the “disastrous times” for the station and its staff, service delivery would continue.
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