​Since the start of the national lockdown, the City has deployed countless resources to ensure that Covid-19 infections are minimised.

Below is a guide from Group Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) on what to do if you contract the novel coronavirus. If you have more questions, please contact your wellness/SHE practitioner:

How many City employees (core and entities) have been screened? – Just under 29 681 City employees (core and entities) have been screened as at 8 July 2020. This represents about 85% of employees in the City.

How many have been tested for Covid-19? – A total of 4 248 officials have been tested.

How many tested positive? – Currently, 660 City employees have tested positive for Covid-19.

How many deaths has the City experienced? (core and entities) – Unfortunately, four of our colleagues have died as a result of Covid-19 complications.

Are there more testing and screening sites or the status quo remains? – There are now 25 screening and testing sites that employees can access.

What must you do after testing positive?  

• You inform your line manager
• You inform your direct/close contact and compile a list of people you came in contact with using a form called Annexure B

What must your immediate supervisor do?

• Provide support (arrange the necessary documents that need to be completed)
• Complete a reporting form called annexure A
• As soon as the document is completed, it must be forwarded to Group SHE: Attention Siphiwe Madiehe: Assistant Director Occupational Health
• Liaise with Environmental Health from the Health Department: Corrie Bezuidenhout 082 464 5372 so that he can arrange contact tracing
• The occupational health assistant director or OHS nurse will liaise with the affected employee to provide support and advise when the need arise
• If it's an occupational acquired Covid-19 and the affected employee needs medical attention, COID forms for reporting Occupational acquired Covid-19 must be completed

• WCL 1 (Employer's report ): To be completed by the line manager
• WCL110 (Exposure history): To be completed by the line manager
• COVID -19 questionnaire: To be completed by the line manager
• WCL 14: To completed by the affected employee
• WCL 22: To be completed by the treating doctor 
• Please ensure that the ID copy, Covid-19 test results and payslip for the affected employee is also submitted
  
   
  
  Can they disclose your positive results? What must your colleagues do?
  
   

• No one is allowed to disclose your Covid-19 status without your permission
• The line manager may inform your colleagues without disclosing the name of the affected individual
• Colleagues that are identified as close/direct contact will be advised to go for screening and testing

Will we ever win the war against the coronavirus?

• Yes, as long as everyone adheres to the precautionary measures; sanitises, wears personal protective equipment such as a mask and practices social distancing
• Scientists are working very hard to develop the vaccine and we need to remain positive.