A Harare man last week escaped from a quarantine centre at
Harare Polytechnic after testing positive to Covid-19 and police have launched
a manhunt to prevent the spread of the virus.
Police are also looking for another man who escaped at the
same centre before knowing his Covid-19 status. In a statement, the police appealed to relatives and
friends of the escapee to report his whereabouts.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing for information
which may lead to the location of a 33-year-old man who escaped from Harare
Polytechnic Isolation Centre on June 15, 2020, after testing positive for the
Covid-19 virus and another 28-year-old man who also escaped on June 17, 2020,
before getting results.
“Family members, friends and close associates of the two
are implored to report so that the spread of Covid-19 by the two can be
curtailed,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.
Meanwhile, two other returnees recently escaped from a
quarantine centre at Plumtree High School, bringing the total number of
escapees to 180.
Police have so far, managed to arrest 28 escapees. ZRP said
they arrested 1 183 people throughout the country on June 18 2020 only for
various offences related to contraventions of the national lockdown
regulations, bringing the total cumulative arrests to 71 977.
“Since May 16, 2020, 180 border jumpers and smugglers have
been arrested. On Monday June 18, 2020, two truck drivers were arrested for
illegally carrying passengers in contravention of the stipulated exemption
directives,” he said.
Asst Comm Nyathi encouraged members of the public to comply
with the lockdown laws. Herald
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