{"id":244252,"date":"2020-04-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/244252\/take-precautions-when-handling-your-wheelie-bin-to-help-curb-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:39:30","slug":"take-precautions-when-handling-your-wheelie-bin-to-help-curb-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/04\/01\/take-precautions-when-handling-your-wheelie-bin-to-help-curb-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Take precautions when handling your wheelie bin to help curb Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The metro urges residents to wear gloves, wash their hands and disinfect their wheelie bins to curb the spread of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Waste collectors handle many bins on a daily basis.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The gloves they wear are for personal protection, and are, therefore, not regularly changed.<\/p>\n<p>Should one bin be contaminated, other bins handled thereafter may be contaminated.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The metro, therefore, urges customers to take precautionary measures, such as washing their hands, wearing gloves and disinfecting their bins, to prevent contracting infections that may be caused by the multiple contacts waste collectors have with many bins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/243104\/makause-residents-taught-about-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: Makause residents taught about Covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/242959\/covid-19-caxton-will-operational-21-day-lockdown-multimedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19: CAXTON will be operational during the 21-day lockdown (multimedia)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear reader,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as \u201cfake news\u201d) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:irma@caxton.co.za\">irma@caxton.co.za<\/a>) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:helene@caxton.co.za\">helene@caxton.co.za<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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