New York policeman got sick Covid-19: 31 his colleague under observation

Three dozen New York police officers reported getting sick. This happened after one of the police officers had previously confirmed Covid-19. This publication writes Daily News.

On Tuesday, March 17, a coronavirus was confirmed at a New York police officer. After this incident, three dozen officers in the first section in Lower Manhattan said they also fell ill. Of these, 17 complained of flu-like symptoms. Now they are under the supervision of specialists, official sources said.

This is about a fifth of all police officers who are responsible for the order at Ericsson Place. This site covers the area around the World Trade Center, Soho, Tribeca, and Wall Street, a New York City police spokeswoman said.

The commander and the executive director of the site are also under the supervision of doctors, as well as the officers of the site for coordinating actions in the area, law enforcement sources said.

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As writes edition New York PostPolice officers who complained of flu-like symptoms are “watched,” but not checked for the presence of the virus, as one official noted.

It is also reported that on March 17, five cases of illness among police officers were confirmed. This was announced by police commissioner Dermot Shea during a visit to the 40th station in the Bronx. These include Robert Ganley, deputy commissioner for employee relations. Edward Delatorre, the Head of Transit, and the Bronx transport agent and lieutenant also tested positive.