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CoCT raises concerns following latest attacks on healthcare staff, patients On Thursday, armed robbers stormed the Crossroads 1 clinic, where 15 staff members and two security guards were on duty. Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter
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CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town has yet again raised concerns over attacks on health staff and patients.
On Thursday, armed robbers stormed the Crossroads 1 clinic, where 15 staff members and two security guards were on duty.
Patients and staff were robbed.
Mayco member for Community Safety, Zahid Badroodien, said that this year there d been just under 20 incidents and last year there were over 40 attacks. This is the tip of the iceberg and there are many incidents of threats of violence towards staff and patients, attempted robberies and burglaries and the wanton vandalism and destruction of property.
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