Manila Bulletin
8th cop dies of COVID-19, 499 infected in PNP
The number of Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who have contracted COVID-19 has risen to 499.
The death toll among PNP personnel due to COVID-19 has increased to eight, with the latest fatality being a policeman from Cebu.
Of the confirmed cases, 288 have recovered, representing 60 percent of those infected.
PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa stated that 155 recovered personnel have been restored to full-duty status.
There are 661 probable and 85 suspect cases among PNP personnel.
The PNP is rushing the construction and accreditation of a testing facility in Central Visayas due to the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases in Cebu.
The high number of infected policemen is attributed to their involvement in law enforcement operations and enforcing quarantine measures.
The PNP is reformulating police response procedures to further protect its personnel from coronavirus infection.
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