14 police officers succumb to Covid-19

WHILE police officers have gone out of their way to enforce Covid-19 lockdown regulations for the past 80 days, 14 of them have succumbed to illnesses related to the virus, Police Minister Bheki Cele has confirmed.

The deceased were part of 1 685 confirmed cases in the South African Police Services (SAPS).

Cele confirmed the figures during a multidisciplinary operation to assess adherence to Covid-19 regulations during level 3 over the weekend.

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“The Western Cape has 1 134 positive cases, followed by the Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal. Over 600 of the officers have recovered from this virus and are back to serving our communities.”

Cele praised compliance in some areas in the townships. However, he warned that some residents are still not taking social distancing seriously.

“There is still an issue of non-compliance when it comes to the movement of alcohol. The law says you must drink alcohol at home and not in groups. The non-gathering regulation still exists.”

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