Policeman on sick leave test positive for Covid-19

Kolkata, Apr 15 () For the first time in WestBengal, a police constable has tested positive for Covid-19, astate health department source said on Wednesday.

The Kolkata Police constable has been suffering fromkidney ailments for quite some time and was on sick leave.

The man, who is in his early 50s, is currentlyadmitted to the special isolation ward of the state-run MRBangur Hospital, the source said.

Posted at a police station in the North Division ofthe Kolkata Police, he had been taken to a government hospitalfor his kidney ailments.

"As he had mild symptoms of coronavirus infection,doctors did not take any chance. His swabs were tested and theresults came positive. He was then shifted to the MR BangurHospital," the source said.

"The policeman's family members were kept under homequarantine. Swab tests will be conducted on them," he said.

West Bengal till Wednesday has reported seven deathswhile 164 people have been infected by coronavirus so far. SCHNN NN