The City of Cape Town have said that rubbish collections will be suspended due to three workers having tested positive for COVID-19.

At least three workers at different waste depots in Cape Town have tested positive for the coronavirus. This has caused some delays in refuse collections.

Earlier in the week, a staff member at the Solid Waste Management collections depot in Woodstock tested positive for COVID-19. And a result will be closed while all staff are sent home for the premises to undergo deep cleaning. 

Those who’ve been in contact with the infected staff member are in self-quarantine.

Affected households in the CBD, Century City, Kensington, Langa, Lansdowne, Claremont, Woodstock and surrounding areas have been advised to only take out their bins next week on the scheduled removal day.

Last week, an employee at the Bellville collections depot tested positive and a few weeks ago a worker at the Woodstock cleansing depot contracted the virus.

Residents have been urged to wash and disinfect bins regularly.

A City of Cape Town spokesperson said that there would be limited resources available over the next week to allow for the collection of rubbish.

“We do apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.”