The municipal spokesperson, Willie Maphosa, says decontamination processes will be undertaken. He further states the laboratory will be reopened on Friday 17 July 2020. He said in conclusion the operational monitoring at the water treatment facilities continues as normal.  

Maphosa says the employee showed flu-like symptoms last week. He says following that, he seized coming to work and took a coronavirus test. He says the result came back as positive yesterday. He further adds that the employee is currently self-isolating at his home. He says meanwhile, other employees at the office will not report to duty for a period of ten days until they are cleared from any Covid-19 symptoms.

This is the fourth municipal building to close due to coronavirus cases in less than a month in this municipality. The municipality’s main complex, the Dan Tloome Building, has been closed twice. Meanwhile the electricity section in the municipality’s offices was also closed.

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