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By the IOL reporter 
21h ago
Cape Town: A taxi driver who tested positive for Covid-19 faces charges of attempted murder and is now at a quarantine site in Cape Town after being detained at a vehicle checkpoint on the R61 in Beaufort West.
He was reportedly caught carrying seven passengers, police said Friday.
Western Cape police spokesman Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the driver had been informed of his positive results two days ago.
“The driver, who had apparently tested positive for the virus after taking a test on April 30, 2020 at the N2 Tsitsikamma road block in the Eastern Cape, was duly informed two days ago by the test authority of the result of the proof.
“However, he allegedly continued the journey on Thursday and was stopped on the R61 road near Beaufort West en route to the Eastern Cape,” said Potelwa.
The driver, seven passengers, and three other people in an accompanying vehicle were transported by police and transit officials back to Cape Town, where they are at a quarantine site.
“Police and traffic officials who escorted the driver and passengers back to Cape Town will undergo the necessary supervision in accordance with Covid-19 protocols, as a precautionary measure.
“Police will ensure that the driver is charged and appears in a court of law after consulting with the department of health officials,” said Potelwa.
He added that the police are pleading with all citizens to respect the rule of law.
“Police officers will track down those who break the law and make sure they bring them to the book.”
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