Coronavirus in SA: Sandton offices evacuated after staff member's partner comes into contact with person who tested positive
14 March 2020
The Estate Agency Affairs Board's (EAAB) CEO Mamodupi Mohlala instructed all employees to vacate the company's premises on Friday after receiving information that an employee’s partner had been in contact with a person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The move came after the employee presented information to the human resources department that their partner’s boss had tested positive for virus after going on an international trip.
As a precautionary measure, the staff members at the Sandton offices in Johannesburg were immediately evacuated from the building.
"We would like to emphasise that the measures taken are purely precautionary to protect the health and wellbeing of our colleagues, their families and all EAAB stakeholders," Mohlala said in a statement.