India News | Traffic Constable Dies of COVID-19
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A traffic constable died on Saturday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a state- run hospital here, making it the second death of a Kolkata Police personnel due to coronavirus, Health department sources said.
Kolkata, Jun 13 (PTI) A traffic constable died on Saturday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a state- run hospital here, making it the second death of a Kolkata Police personnel due to coronavirus, Health department sources said.
Constable Dilip Sardar, who had tested positive for the disease a few days back and was admitted to the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital succumbed on Saturday, they said.
Last Saturday another constable posted at Shakespeare Police Station had died due to COVID-19.
Earlier in the day, at least 40 policemen were discharged from a city-based hospital after they recovered from the COVID-19 disease, police sources said.
The 40 policemen of the Police Training School (PTS) were admitted to KPC Medical College and Hospital in Jadavpur.
"All were... with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin and they responded well. The police personnel have been advised to go for home isolation and then take tests after ten days," a senior doctor of the medical establishment said.
All the policemen has been advised to resume office once they feel "fit enough", a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)