Tshwane Bus Services suspended again
The City of Tshwane has informed Tshwane Bus Services commuters of the suspension of bus operations and the closure of bus depots yet again until further notice following more reported positive Covid-19 cases.
Three depots were first temporarily closed on June 26 and bus operations suspended after a bus driver tested positive for Covid-19.
The depots reopened and bus operations resumed last Tuesday.
Subsequently, two more employees within the municipal bus service tested positive in the past week, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to three.
“As a result of this, a decision was taken by the City of Tshwane Occupation Health Clinic to do a risk assessment to decide who needed to be tested among the employees who were affected by exposure to the Covid-19-positive personnel,” City spokesperson Selby Bokaba said.
“This was done to protect other employees and the public from the further spread of the coronavirus. A total of 193 employees who became the contacts of the reported positive cases were identified and sent for testing.
“The results of these tests may take up to seven days to complete.”
Bokaba said education and counselling was offered by the occupational health clinic and nursing practitioners to alleviate possible anxiety.
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