A police station in Muktsar district was sealed on Tuesday after two assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) posted at Malout sub division were found infected with Covid-19.
Muktsar SSP Raj Bachan Singh Sandhu said that the entire staff of Malout City police station and the police teams posted at Rajasthan border have been quarantined. He said the family members of the ASIs and their colleagues are being examined by the health department.
On Tuesday, three Punjab policemen were among 15 fresh cases of Covid-19 found in Muktsar.
Sandhu said the third cop, a constable, with the 13th battalion of Punjab Armed Police (PAP) was stationed in Chandigarh but he was on duty at Bhullar village bordering Rajasthan.
The SSP said it was during a random sampling on April 28 that the three police personnel were found infected by the virus.
They all were asymptomatic, the SSP added.
“It is a matter of concern for us and we are trying to trace the source of the infection. The Punjab Armed Police constable was on duty at Rajasthan border and to ascertain the cause of infection is a challenging task. Our teams are trying to identify contacts of the affected persons,” the SSP said.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus patients in Muktsar district has reached 63.
Earlier, 49 people were declared positive out of which one person who was tested positive in Muktsar was shifted to Faridkot as he was a resident of that place.
A spokesperson of the district administration said that of Tuesday’s 15 cases, 10 are labourers who came from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
One is a Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded, pilgrim and is already quarantined in Muktsar.
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