A 35-year-old constable with Hyderabad police tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.
The constable was on enforcement duty at Ashok Nagar and later at Domalguda. His wife and their two children, aged seven and eight, a sub-inspector and five more constables with whom he had interacted were sent to Government quarantine at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital and their swabs were sent for testing, an officer said.
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He said that on April 6, the constable had experienced body ache and he was granted leave. Five days later, on April 11, he had a running temperature. On the advice of his superior, he got admitted to King Koti Government hospital on Thursday and on Saturday he tested positive for COVID-19.
“Soon, he was shifted to Gandhi Hospital and his primary contacts are under government quarantine,” the officer said.
He said the victim might have come in contact with a coronavirus symptomatic person while performing the duty at check posts.
On April 6, a 55-year-old head constable with Hyderabad police and his family members, including his granddaughter, tested positive for COVID-19.