Over 214 police personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Karachi

KARACHI:  More than 214 officers and personnel of the Sindh police have tested positive for the COVID-19 over the past three days.

According to a spokesman for Sindh Police, as of Tuesday, a total of 1,885 police personnel in the province have tested positive for the deadly virus while 16 deaths have been recorded.

The deadly COVID-19 has remained rampant among the officers and personnel as they remain in the line of duty during the plague.

The spokesperson further said 446 cops have recovered from the virus and 1,423 of them remain under treatment across the province. Of the deceased, 14 hailed from Karachi while two were from Hyderabad Police Range.

Earlier, three police officers succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 in the province, identified, SP Shakeel from Malir complaint center in-charge, Special Security Unit (SSU) DSP Ahmad Nawaz and ASI Abdul Rahim.

In June, Karachi AIG Ghulam Nabi Memon issued orders for an isolation centre to be set up at the Sindh Police Hospital in Garden, in order to treat police personnel infected with COVID-19.

Ensuring the implementation of SOPs and other directives during the pandemic, police personnel have been on the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19. For the most part, officers have remained on duty without being provided personal protective gear initially.

“Corona-affected personnel is being fully cared for and special steps are being taken on a daily basis”, the spokesman added.