Nine Pune cops test positive for coronavirus so far
Apr 27, 2020, 23:22 IST
Pune, Apr 27 () Nine Pune police personnel have sofar tested positive for coronavirus, a senior official said onMonday.
Another officer said close contacts of thecoronavirus-infected personnel have been quarantined. SPKRSY RSY
Close contacts of all these police personnel have beenquarantined.
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On April 17, a constable attached to one of the policestations in Pune city and his wife had tested positive.Following this, some more police personnel were found infectedwith the disease.
"So far we have nine personnel from the Pune policewho have tested positive for the infection," said policecommissioner K Venkatesham.
He said the origin of their infection was from theirresidence and not from workplace.
Seven of these nine cases were from one policestation, the commissioner added.
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