{"id":38446,"date":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timessouthafrica.com\/?guid=3c87f2efe3a77c21f1a5f2439f4c74a1"},"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:\/\/timessouthafrica.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>\n<\/p>\n
The inmates were put on mandatory quarantine after they tested positive for the novel virus. They had been deported from neighboring South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said that the hunt for the escapees was still on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe deportees are still on the run. We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding their escape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There is mandatory quarantine for returning citizens regardless of the results of their COVID-19 tests.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In a statement last week, Nyathi described the escapees as COVID-19 \u201csuper-spreaders\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ZRP warns members of the public against intentionally spreading COVID-19 pandemic to unsuspecting relatives, peers and the general public\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\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>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Nam News Network<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"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.The inmates were put on mandatory quarantine after they tested positive for the novel vi…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n