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This information has been known from police headquarters and DMP sources. Police officers say regular patrols are conducted to ensure social distance across the country and to monitor the blockade situation to prevent coronavirus infection. They are also spraying disinfectants on the streets, helping workers, taking them to hospitals for treatment, and finding those escaping from quarantine. Due to the lack of adequate protective equipment, the infection is spreading among people by “inadvertently” coming into contact with them while on duty.
The Bangladesh police have more than two lakh members. Members of the police officer level generally stay in their homes. However, many members of the police are stationed on district police lines. In these places there are 10 to 12 members in a room. There is a risk that the infection will spread rapidly from one to many of them.
Of the 56 victims, 26 were in DMP, 11 in Gopalganj, 6 in Narayanganj, 5 in the Gazipur Metropolitan Police, 2 in Kishoreganj, and 1 in Mymensingh, Narsingdi, Chittagong Metropolitan Police, Police T&IM, APBN Mymensingh, Police Unit Naval and others. Member of the Terrorism Unit.
In addition, 633 police officers have been quarantined. Of these, 143 are in institutional quarantine. And 265 people obtained authorization from the quarantine. All Bhairab policemen in Kishoreganj and Muksudpur in Gopalganj are known to have been removed when attacked by the crown. Twenty-two officers were quarantined after a Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police officer was attacked. Six officials, including the deputy commissioner, went to quarantine after a general employee of Gulshan’s deputy commissioner’s office was attacked. Eight people have been taken into isolation after a member of the Rajarbagh police headquarters was attacked. The Dhaka Riot Suppression Department (POM) had to take the same action after an attack. The Chittagong Dampara Police Lines Barracks have been attacked and 200 members of the police have been sent to the Local Quarantine.
According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police sources, 12 police officers were infected with a crown as of Wednesday. Since then, 15 more people have been confirmed infected. DMP Commissioner Shafiqul Islam told Prothom Alo that all the police members who were attacked had come out to carry out their duties. They think they have been infected by inadvertently moving around people.
In asking police personnel to be more vigilant while on duty, the police commissioner said that steps were taken from the beginning to protect police personnel. They are getting stronger now. Police members who are at risk of infection are being isolated. 100 beds have been arranged for them on the temporary police lines in Demra. Apart from this, quarantine and isolation arrangements have also been made at Rajarbagh Guest House and Mirpur Guest House.
Meanwhile, Bogra’s Adamdighi Upazila announced a shutdown on Thursday night after it was confirmed that a Dhaka police officer had contracted the coronavirus.
The Gausul Azim Chowdhury district civil surgeon told Prothom Alo that the young man, who was working as a police officer in Dhaka, returned home on April 12 with a fever, cold and cough. On April 13, she went to Adamdighi Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Their samples were collected that day. The samples were sent to the Rajshahi Medical College laboratory for examination on April 14. Her crown was confirmed positive from there last night.
Deputy Police Inspector General Sohail Rana, a police spokesman, told Prothom Alo that police members who have been infected with the crown are being treated at local police medical centers following IEDCR rules. They are kept in isolation. If someone’s physical condition deteriorates, they will be transferred to IEDCR-designated hospitals for corona treatment.
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