2 Coimbatore police stations closed after 6 officers test COVID-19 positive

Two police stations in the Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu were closed dowb after six police officials posted in the stations tested positive for COVID-19 infection. ANI reported that the police stations which are temporarily closed down are located in the Podanur and Kuniamuthur areas of Coimbatore.

The police officials who tested COVID-19 positive are undergoing treatment at the ESI hospital in the city itself. The remaining staff of the two police stations were later temporarily shifted to private marriage halls for isolation.

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Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Sumit Saran said that the remaining 105 police personnel at the two police stations who underwent coronavirus tests have reported negative. So far, India has reported a total of 26,496 active COVID-19 cases and 824 deaths. The Tamil Nadu government has announced a four-day complete lockdown, starting from April 26 in a few cities such as Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, to prevent the rising number of COVID-19 cases.