The Ekurhuleni metro’s spokesperson, Zweli Dlamini, has rubbished statements being circulated on social media platforms that tap water is contaminated with cholera-causing bacterium.
According to Dlamini, the thread warning residents not to consume municipally supplied water surfaced in recent weeks following the positive identification of three cholera cases within the metro.
In the days that followed the death, a 19-year-old woman, from the same area, was identified by the outbreak response team during contact tracing and social mobilisation activities. “Sampling points range from direct connections, taps, reservoirs, distribution network points, clinics, water tanker trucks and end of the network user points,” he said.
“This is done to ensure that the quality of the water supplied to our communities is of high quality and in line with national standards.”
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