Sapawu has accused station commanders of risking the lives of their members, saying officers were ordered to go back to work while awaiting Covid-19 test results, and only a few hours after police stations had been decontaminated. CapeTimesSA
Cape Town – The SA Police and Allied Workers Union has accused station commanders of risking the lives of their members, saying officers were ordered to go back to work while awaiting Covid-19 test results, and only a few hours after police stations had been decontaminated.
“The operation was called off, but now we are concerned about members of the public and his colleagues who he might have infected during this operation,” said Makuliwe. A Philippi police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “A colleague of mine...who ate with me at times and had been on the same transport with me was diagnosed with the virus, but not one person knew about this until Tuesday, when his wife told us.
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