A total of 34 officers were sent home and the Aguas Buenas headquarters was closed for disinfection today, after a police officer working there tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19.
In a press release from La Fortaleza, the commissioner of the PolicemanHenry Escalera reported that the positive result arose from a test the officer underwent at the Veterans Hospital.
“The colleague worked until Sunday, March 22, when he left his shift to enjoy his ordinary days off. On Wednesday, March 25, he reported that he would be absent the next few days due to illness. He was treated at the Veterans Hospital, where they carried out the corresponding examinations and today they reported the positive results to COVID-19. At the moment, he is in his residence following the instructions of his doctors, “said the commissioner.
According to the information, the 34 officers who make up the barracks staff, including supervisors, were sent to their residences in preventive isolation. On the other hand, Escalera stated that the same protocol that was implemented in the municipality of Rincón to disinfect the building, as well as the vehicles and equipment, will be followed.
“A private company will be in charge of carrying out a deep cleaning and disinfection to safeguard the safety of colleagues. After this cleaning, the company recommends that they wait 48 hours to resume work. However, the attached Employment Security division the Police will carry out an inspection to ensure that the barracks is suitable to receive comrades, “Escalera said.
The official explained that the telephone number of the Aguas Buenas headquarters was transferred to the Caguas command, where they will answer calls and dispatch personnel from nearby barracks to attend to any situation or emergency.
“Our priority is that all personnel are in good health and in a safe environment. In the same way, it is essential for us that citizens receive the services they need and that each complaint is handled with haste and responsibility. We extend our sincere wishes of recovery for the comrade and we are at the disposal of all the members of the Bureau to support them in these difficult times, “he concluded.
On the other hand, it was reported that a large part of the agents attached to the Rincón headquarters The coronavirus COVID-19 test has been performed in the private laboratory that was coordinated with the Department of Health, but no results were reported.
The move responds to the fact that the wife of one of the officers who works there passed away recently, because of respiratory illness. On Friday, José Mercado González, the police husband of the deceased woman, told El Nuevo Día that he had not been tested.
However, La Fortaleza alleges today that “the husband’s agent of the deceased lady and her relatives were tested by Health personnel.”
However, it was not indicated when the results of all of the aforementioned are expected.
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