Estcourt Correctional Services Centre identified as Covid-19 quarantine site for inmates

A delegation from the Correctional Services Department was at the Estcourt centre this morning (May 12) to inspect and declare it a Covid-19 quarantine site for KwaZulu-Natal.

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The large and modern correctional facility, situated in Macfarlane Street, will temporarily house inmates, imprisoned in KZN that are suspected of having Covid-19. Thus far KZN has no inmates that have tested positive.

At the Estcourt Correctional Services Centre today, an inspection of the quarantine site, which could accommodate 96 inmates was held as well as intensive sanitizing in the hospital and staff residences.

The Estcourt centre was primarily chosen due to its large size, making it capable of accommodating a larger number of people, while still maintaining strict social distancing rules.

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