Police detention likely COVID-19 spreader - PAC

PAC members raised the concern at the appearance of the Botswana Police Service before the committee's meeting earlier today. Members said scores of people who violate COVID-19 protocols and other offences are arrested and detained daily, but the way the police handle them is likely to spread the virus.

PAC member and Member of Parliament (MP) for Francistown South, Wynter Mmolotsi said police apprehended people without knowing their COVID-19 statuses hence putting themselves as the police at the risk of being infected by the virus as well as risk passing the virus on to people they detained, especially that they are put in confined places.