Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (MS)

Karkala, May 24: Personnel of Karkala rural, Ajekar and Brahmavar police station have tested positive for coronavirus infection on Sunday May 24. For the same reason, all the three police stations have been sealed down.

Ajekar police station ASI, Karkala station constable and Brahmavar station head constable are confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus.

The offices of Karkala rural, town and circle inspector are located in the same building. Hence all the three had to be sealed down together.

Karkala

Brahmavar






Police quarters in Garadimajal

In addition, B & C blocks of police quarters in Garadimajal in Thenkanidiyur village have been sealed down as the family of Karkala ASI who tested positive earlier in the morning lives there. That area has been declared a containment zone.

There are close to 100 policemen attached to these stations. The district administration is trying to trace the source of infection as the infected policemen do not have any travel history. Other policemen too will be quarantined, said sources.

Confirming the same Udupi deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha said, “The three police stations have been sealed down. They will be sanitised and then back in service after 48 hours. The police personnel who tested positive have been shifted to COVID hospital."

He also added that the primary and secondary contacts of a pregnant lady who tested positive on Sunday are being looked into as she has no travel history to contract the infection.