2 policemen in Karkala test positive for COVID-19
Four police stations sealed down
Udupi: Four police stations in Karkala Taluk have reportedly been sealed down after two policemen infected with coronavirus.
The District Administration has confirmed that a constable attached to Karkala rural police station and an ASI of Ajekaru police station have been tested positive for COVID-19. They are now being treated at Dr TMA Pai Covid Hospital in Udupi.
Following this, Ajekaru Police Station, Karkala Town, Karkala Rural and Karkala Circle Inspector stations have been sealed down. These three stations were operating in the same building.
In all, a total of 80 staff, including senior officers from four police stations, are advised to undergo home quarantine. It has been learnt that the two policemen who have tested positive had been working at checkposts and quarantine centers.
The health department reported that only two policemen have tested positive while remaining constables tested negative. The authorities have decided to reopen the building only after its sanitisation. They are thinking to shift the police station to an alternate building temporarily.
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