90 Arunachal Pradesh Police recruits test COVID-positive

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ITANAGAR: A total of 90 newly recruited Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) personnel undergoing training at the Police Training Centre (PTC) in Banderdewa near here, have tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 90 trainees, one has recovered and is under home quarantine at the PTC while the rest have been shifted to the COVID Care Centre at Lekhi, informed SIT SP Hemant Tiwari.

The personnel — all males — are new recruits and belong to the D, E and F companies of the State Police force.

Meanwhile, DGP R P Upadhyaya chaired a meeting here after the detection of the positive cases.

Apart from suspension of the training for two weeks, the PTC employees have been directed to take all precautionary measures in collaboration with the Health department to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the campus.

The Principal and the Vice Principal of the PTC have been directed to arrange the required infrastructure, so that virtual classes of 'indoor subjects' can be conducted at the PTC. They have also been directed to explore the possibility of conducting the remaining outdoor training programmes following the social-distancing norms. The meeting was attended by IGP (Training) Apur Bitin, PTC Principal (in-charge) Hemant Tiwari and PTC Vice Principal Techi Hanyir.

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