The mayor of Guaynabo, Ángel Pérez Otero, announced today that seven municipal police officers tested positive for the coronavirus while announcing that the disinfection of the headquarters of the Transit Division of the Municipal Police of Guaynabo, which had been closed preventively, was completed.
After the cases, 44 municipal agents remain in quarantine.
The barracks have been closed since last Thursday, when a police officer tested COVID-19 positive. At that time, 41 police officers stationed at the barracks and at the Office for the Protection of Victims of Gender Violence were quickly tested, 7 of whom tested positive.
“As I anticipated last Thursday when I ordered the preventive closure of the barracks, the disinfection work was carried out today,” said the mayor.
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“I ordered the preventive closure of the headquarters of the Traffic Division of our Municipal Police to protect our agents from the spread of Covid-19. In addition to the disinfection of this barracks, the facilities of the Office for the Protection of Victims of Violence were also disinfected. Gender, “he explained.
The duties of the Division officers were reassigned between three barracks, and a specialized unit from the command center.
Meanwhile, the mayor assured that the services of the Office for the Protection of Victims of Gender Violence have not been interrupted, and called for the rules to prevent contagion.
“The health of our staff and of the entire town of Guaynabo is our highest priority at this time. All our efforts are directed at managing this emergency, with the safety of all employees providing essential service to the residents of Guaynabo as a guide. “said Pérez Otero.
“The way in which we will get out of this quarantine soon, is that we all stay in our homes. The exits should be only for emergencies. We request cooperation from our residents and solidarity for our comrades who are on the front lines of struggle, serving and protecting us all, “he concluded.
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