Lucknow: No frontline duty for cops above 55 years

TNN | Updated: Apr 29, 2020, 07:22 IST

Lucknow police have asked policemen above 55-years of age to stay off from active frontline duty as the age group is most susceptible to Covid-19.

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LUCKNOW: Lucknow police have asked policemen above 55-years of age to stay off from active frontline duty as the age group is most susceptible to Covid-19. The decision was taken after 19 cops in the same age group in Varanasi, Kanpur, Bijnore tested positive for the virus.
Lucknow commissioner of police Sujeet Pandey said that he has also replaced all hotspot force and created a reserve of 100 cops and kept them at three isolated places. This has been done as a stand by in case any thana is to be quarantined in entirety. Pandey also said that on Tuesday, Lucknow police became the first force in the state to give face shields to the cops. “We have distributed as many as 500 face shields to constables who would be deployed in the hotspot areas,” said Pandey.
The commissioner of police said that around 500 cops have been deployed in all the hotspots in the city, while those aged above 55 have been removed from these sensitive points. “They would first be given a medical check-up and their medical history will also be scanned based on which the duties be arranged in offices and other points,” added the CP.
“There is no dearth of PPE kits which have been given to the cops manning hotspot areas. In case of emergency if some cop has to enter the sealed area then only one has to use the kit,” said the CP.
The CP also said that police is taking full care of diet of cops who have been assigned a duty at the hotspots. “We are providing them with fruit juices, fruits, a rich nutritious diet to improve their immunity.”
The officer also said that in an effort to reduce the pressure on the force extensive use of drones is being done to monitor the hotspot areas.