Police raided a multi-story building belonging to the Xinhua Distribution Centre on Pixley KaSeme Street over concerns that it was housing people that had symptoms of the coronavirus. DailyNewsSA lockdown Day6
Durban - Police raided a multi-story building belonging to the Xinhua Distribution Centre on Pixley KaSeme Street on Wednesday over concerns that it was housing people that had symptoms of the coronavirus.
"There are other serious allegations made by a complainant. I mean a serious complaint," Economic Development MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube said.A pre-raid briefing was conducted involving all law enforcement agencies and health professionals from Department of Health. "A decision was made that before a raid could be conducted, safety measures should be put in place and that people who live in the building be subjected to intensive screening," Dube-Ncube said
A bus filled with health workers disembarked at the scene to conduct testing of more than 100 people.A police officer was seen with a bolt cutter entering and leaving the premises.The raid comes as 1 353 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections were recorded in South Africa on Tuesday with and five deaths.
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