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Traffic cop in Kolkata tests positive for COVID-19

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Press Trust of India Kolkata

A sergeant of the Kolkata traffic

police has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, sources said.

The sergeant, posted at Jorabagan traffic guard here, was taken to MR Bangur Hospital and then moved to a private facility, after he showed symptoms of COVID-19, the police sources said.

The traffic police department is trying to trace all officers who came in touch with him, a senior officer said.

"Once they are traced, we will conduct swab tests on them and, if required, place them under home quarantine," the officer said.

Last month, too, a few senior officers of the Kolkata Police were diagnosed with COVID-19.

 

West Bengal has so far reported 1,259 coronavirus cases.

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First Published: May 05 2020 | 4:16 PM IST

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