7 police personnel in Coimbatore test positive for COVID-19

Coimbatore, Apr 24 () Seven police personnel,including four women, tested positive for COVID-19 here onFriday, following which the Podanur police station to whichthey were attached has been closed, city police commissionerSumit Saran said.

All of them were admitted to a private hospital,he said.

The police station would remain closed for a few days andbe disinfected and function temporarily from a marriage hall,he said.

They were part of a group of 75 personnel manning 10containment zones in the city and had taken the tests onThursday, he said.

The family members of all the seven police personnel havebeen quarantined, the Commissioner said. NVM APRRAVINDRANATH APRRAVINDRANATH