Coronavirus Effect: Mumbai Cops Above 55 Years Told To Go On Leave As A Precaution

Mumbai: In view of the deaths of three policemen throughout the last three days ensuing from COVID-19 sickness, the Mumbai Police have requested their personnel who’re above 55 years of age with pre-existing sicknesses to go on depart as a precautionary measure, a senior officer talked about on Tuesday. Furthermore, police personnel who’re above 52 years of age and have current medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and so forth. have moreover been requested to stay at residence for now. Whereas a 57-year-old head constable died on Monday of COVID-19, two of his colleagues in Mumbai Police, a 52-year- earlier head constable and a 57-year-old constable succumbed to the viral an an infection on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. All through analysis, it bought right here to delicate that the three deceased and the alternative police personnel presently current course of remedy for coronavirus sickness had been above the age of 50, a senior Mumbai Police official talked about on Tuesday.

“In view of this, now we’ve decided to protect our policemen and officers – who’re above 55 years of age and having some pre-existing ailment – and requested them to take depart,” he talked about.

“Attributable to their age, these police personnel are at the following risk. Subsequently, we’re allowing them to take depart all through currently,” the official talked about.

Mumbai Police spokesperson and DCP Pranay Ashok talked about police personnel are on the forefront of the fight in direction of the COVID-19 pandemic and have been risking their lives on streets.

“Our personnel are risking their lives day-to-day to protect residents. It is our priority to take care of their non-public properly being and immunity sturdy,” he talked about.

Except for asking the police personnel above 55 years of age to go on depart, now we’ve moreover directed that personnel who’re above 52 years of age with earlier medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension and so forth. to stay at residence, for now, the DCP talked about. Up to now not lower than 107 police personnel, along with 20 regulation enforcement officers, have been examined optimistic for coronavirus in Maharashtra. The overwhelming majority of them are from Mumbai Police.

Informing about quite a few welfare measures for police personnel, the police officer talked about that workers the least bit police stations has been directed to do a 12-hour shift per day which may be adopted a by 24-hour leisure shift until May 3, when the coronavirus-enforced lockdown is predicted to be lifted.

In a bid to boost the immunity of Mumbai Police personnel, multi-vitamin and protein dietary dietary supplements are being provided to 20,000 of them, the officer talked about. He extra talked about that tablets of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malarial drug, are being given to 12,000 personnel beneath medical supervision. The DCP talked about that specific hospitals are being designated for the police personnel. His assertion bought right here in direction of the backdrop of tales that the 57-year-old police head constable who died on Monday was refused admission to not lower than three hospitals sooner than he was taken to KEM Hospital.

He moreover talked about that the state authorities granted an ex- gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the households of the deceased policemen. He talked about all COVID hospitals in Mumbai have devoted beds for the police personnel. Amongst quite a few measures, a specific Covid Helpline has been prepare for the policemen and their households on the Administration Room to resolve any doubts or factors they might be having regarding COVID, he talked about, together with that medical personnel may even be attached with the helpline. Moreover, an ample number of PPEs, face masks, hand sanitisers, gloves, face shields have been provided to all police personnel, he talked about.

“Meals packets, ration, scorching water flasks, pandals at checkpoints are moreover being provided to the police personnel on frontline duties,” the officer talked about, together with that momentary lodging providers are moreover being provided.