Pangasinan PPPO on lockdown after two more cops test positive for coronavirus
As of Friday, Jun 19, two more police officers in Pangasinan tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected cops to six.
The new cases include a 45-year-old officer from Barangay Papagueyan, Binmaley and a 24-year-old from Barangay Bacnar, San Carlos City; both are asymptomatic.
Their families have been instructed to go into home quarantine while the PPPO headquarters is undergoing disinfection and implementing stricter health protocols.
The 45-year-old officer has a travel history to Quezon City, making him the first confirmed case in Binmaley.
Contact tracing was immediately conducted by local authorities to contain the spread of the virus.
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