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Seven cops test positive for Covid19 in Coimbatore

They were part of a group of 75 personnel manning 10 containment zones in the city

Coimbatore: Seven police personnel, including four women, tested positive for COVID-19 in this city in Tamil Nadu on Friday, following which the Podanur police station to which they were attached has been closed, police commissioner Sumit Saran said.

All of them were admitted to a private hospital, he said. The police station would remain closed for a few days and be disinfected and function temporarily from a marriage hall, he said.

The seven were part of a group of 75 personnel manning 10 containment zones in the city. They were tested on Thursday, he said.

The family members of all the seven police personnel have been quarantined, the commissioner said.

( Source : PTI )
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