Woman cop tests +ve

TNN | Apr 21, 2020, 04:19 IST

Coimbatore: A 39-year-old head constable attached to the Annur police station tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. She was admitted to the ESI hospital in the city.
The constable was deployed on the Annur -Avinashi Road check post since March 25 to conduct vehicle check. Her throat swab was taken for test after she suffered from high fever on Sunday.
The health department confirmed that she was positive on Monday evening. Officials are trying to identify the source of infection.
She had worked with more than four cops to conduct vehicle checks, police sources said. Some cops from the containment area in Annur had met her two days ago. Health department officials have asked the cops to quarantine themselves.
Cops attached to the Annur police station and police personnel deployed at the containment area in Annur will be screened for Covid-19 using the rapid test kit on Tuesday, sources said.