This story is from April 29, 2020

Uttar Pradesh: Four cops test positive for Covid-19 in Firozabad

A week after a lockdown violator was tested positive after been caught by Ramgadh police, four cops including a sub inspector was tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh: Four cops test positive for Covid-19 in Firozabad
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AGRA: A week after a lockdown violator was tested positive after been caught by Ramgadh police, four cops including a sub inspector was tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday.
Inspector General of police, Agra range Satish Ganesh said, “The corona positive patients include, three constables and one sub inspector. All the four cops have now been shifted to isolation facility.”
He said, “Earlier after a local resident was caught violating lockdown by Ramgadh police, he was tested corona positive –prompting us to quarantine 27 policemen of the police station.
We have received four sample reports from Saifai medical college, 23 are still pending.”
According to police, six men were arrested on April 14 in Ramgadh area for violating lockdown. Later on April 23, one of the apprehended youth was tested positive. The Ramgadh SHO and 22 cops are still in quarantine, and therefore the charge of police station has been given to inspector Anoop Kumar.
According to health department of Firozabad, the Covid-19 positive tally now rose to 103, with five new cases including one contact link of Firozabad mayor’s camp office computer operator.
“Contact tracing of the new five corona positive has been initiated as per protocol,” said CMO Dr SK Dixit of Firozabad.
Earlier, in neighbouring Agra, over 90 policemen have been quarantined after two kitchen staff members including one woman (civilian) of Agra policeline were tested Covid-19 positive.
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