Two Chennai cops among 3 more fresh COVID-19 cases

(Eds: Adds details) Chennai, Apr 28 () Two city police personnel and aflower vendor at the Koyambedu market here on Tuesday testedpositive for the coronavirus, officials said. Authorities have taken up disinfection work and testing ofthose associated with the trio who become the latest COVID-19patients, taking the total in the state to 1,940, they said. "A writer and a constable attached to the Nungambakkampolice station" here tested positive for the deadly virus, asenior police official said. Already, some police personnel in Coimbatore and othercities in Tamil Nadu have been affected by the virus. A flower vendor in the Koyambedu wholesale market forvegetables, fruits and flowers, which caters to themetropolis, also tested positive, another official said. As on Monday, Tamil Nadu had 809 active cases. Contact tracing for the new cases was underway,authorities said. Greater Chennai Corporation authorities deployed a mobiletesting van at the Koyambedu market and also deputed healthprofessionals who took throat and nasal swab samples fromtraders and vendors. While disinfection work was carried out in all areas, itwas done twice in containment zones in the city. Barricades were placed around the Nungambakkam policestation,restricting entry of vehicles and movement of peoplewhile the entire premises was sanitised. On the lockdown front, a total of 3,26,645 FIRs have sofar been filed for violations across Tamil Nadu and a fine ofRs 3.40 crore levied, a release heresaid.Also 2,93,193 vehicles including cars and two-wheelershave been seized. VGNVS VS