Caledon prison may have restrictions eased amid Covid-19 recovery reports

Caledon prison may have restrictions eased amid Covid-19 recovery reports
By Okuhle Hlati
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Cape Town – The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) could soon start relaxing some restrictions to stop the Covid-19 spread at the Helderstroom Maximum Correctional Centre in Caledon as no new cases were reported for the past five days.
A strict lockdown, with conditions including limited to almost no movement, had to be put in place on Saturday to contain the spread.
This after infections among inmates rose from 87 to 152, while the number of officials who contracted the virus increased from five to eight.
DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said although it was the Maximum Centre that was the main concern, they also placed strict protocols at the Medium Centre following fears the spread would be uncontrollable.

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