4 more cops test positive for Covid-19

Coimbatore: After five cops attached to the Thudiyalur police station tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, four more turned positive on Monday.
While two are from the Thudiyalur police station, one is from Podanur and another from the city crime branch (CCB) based in the city police commissionerate. All of them are undergoing treatment at the ESI Hospital.The CCB office has been closed for fumigation.
The Thudiyalur police station has been shifted to a marriage hall. Only seven cops should be present in the station, superintendent of police Ara Arularasu said. “A sub-inspector, station writer, assistant writer and four cops can work in the station. The rest should not visit the station,” he said. “Cops should take precautionary measures to control the spread of Covid-19.”
Some cops of the Thudiyalur and Sulur station have been given rest for five days. Cops from the rural armed reserve police will replace them.