{"id":49623,"date":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/?guid=dcee0b5bcd8df9c94efa366b970798b7"},"modified":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","slug":"covid-19-zimbabwe-police-hunt-for-coronavirus-positive-quarantine-escapees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailysouthafrica.com\/covid-19-zimbabwe-police-hunt-for-coronavirus-positive-quarantine-escapees\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Zimbabwe police hunt for coronavirus positive quarantine escapees"},"content":{"rendered":"
Police in Zimbabwe are still searching for 12 COVID-19 positive inmates who escaped from a quarantine center in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South province last Friday.<\/P>
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The inmates were put on mandatory quarantine after they tested positive for the novel virus. They had been deported from neighboring South Africa.<\/P>
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Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said that the hunt for the escapees was still on.<\/P>
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\u201cThe deportees are still on the run. We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding their escape,\u201d he said.<\/P>
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There is mandatory quarantine for returning citizens regardless of the results of their COVID-19 tests.<\/P>
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In a statement last week, Nyathi described the escapees as COVID-19 \u201csuper-spreaders\u201d.<\/P>
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\u201cThe ZRP warns members of the public against intentionally spreading COVID-19 pandemic to unsuspecting relatives, peers and the general public\u201d.<\/P>
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\u201cThe police will ensure that the law takes its course on the suspects and anyone who puts the lives of citizens at risk,\u201d Nyath said.<\/P>
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Source: Nam News Network<\/P>
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