Nagpur. In the third wave, the havoc of corona may be less but the infection is spreading very fast. An example of this can be seen in the police department. In the last 15 days, 10 police policemen of the city have been infected with Corona. The strength of the city police is 8,500. The number of policemen affected by Corona has reached close to 850. Top officials are also worried about the rapidly spreading corona virus in the department. The good thing is that now the policemen are also recovering and are returning to duty.
In daily work, policemen have to deal with all kinds of people. Whether the culprit is to be caught or his medical examination. Every person who comes to the police station has to listen to the problem. Be it court or VIP settlement, police are standing everywhere. There is movement of people in the police station throughout the day. In such a situation, it is natural for the infection to spread in the department, but the good thing is that the policemen found infected have minor symptoms like cold-cough and fever.
given booster dose
Both doses of the vaccine have been given. Along with this, the process of giving booster dose has also started. About 800 policemen have also taken booster doses. That’s why no one is affected much. On Monday, 52 policemen were found positive in the city. Almost daily between 30 and 50 figures are coming out. 80 policemen have recovered and returned to duty. Medical Officer of Police Hospital Dr. Sandeep Shinde said that Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar is taking daily updates and medicines are being made available to all. Masks and sanitizers are the only effective way to avoid the virus. Those who are following it regularly are not facing any problem.
124 infected in rural areas
Till now, more cases of corona infection were coming in the city police itself, but now the infection is increasing in the rural police as well. Earlier 2-3 cases were coming out but now the number is increasing. So far 124 officers and employees have been corona infected in the Rural Police Department. Everyone has been asked to follow the covid rules. The disruptors have been kept on home isolation.