ABERDEEN NEWS - Aberdeen Provincial Hospital was closed early this morning (20 June) after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19.

Duty security guards turned away patients, referring them to the Masekhane clinic in Lotusville. 

The clinic will be open from 7am till 7pm only, due to a shortage of staff. After hours, patients will need to travel to Graaff-Reinet’s Midland Hospital, as will any more serious cases.

A team was at the hospital on Saturday morning, ready to start deep-cleaning. All staff members have been tested for Covid-19.

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