Town House and other City Council buildings have been temporarily closed as a number of employees have tested positive for Covid -19.

Acting Mayor Councillor Enock Mupamawonde confirmed the development and said offices will be closed for fumigation.

“Harare City Council establishments like any other facilities in the city have not been spared the scourge of Covid-19. Some of our staff members have contracted the virus, mostly in the health sector,” he said.

“We have taken precautionary measures to ensure that our offices and buildings remain safe for both our staff members and the general public. We are therefore temporarily closing the following buildings to allow for fumigation: Town House, Rowan Martin, Cleveland House and Remembrance Drives offices. The offices open for business on Monday, 3 August, 2020.”

He added that mandatory testing of employees will continue and all committee meetings will be done online.

“We continue mandatory testing of our employees. All committee and management meetings will be done virtually to minimise human contact and gatherings.

“Some staffers have started working from home while only a few critical personnel would move around workstations as their work cannot be done virtually. These include our health personnel, waste management and water staffers,” he added

The Acting Mayor also urged residents and ratepayers to continue paying their municipal bills as a way of empowering council to deal with service delivery and strengthen its fight against Covid-19.

“To observe social distancing, ratepayers should use our e-paying platforms. We will continuously give updates.”