Udupi: After news broke that another DAR policeman tested positive for COVID-19, Udupi SP Vishnuvardhan clarified on Monday, May 25, that the SP office would not be closed.
It can be noted that a section of the media had reported that the SP’s office might be sealed down owing to the rise of COVID-19 cases among the police personnel, something that was dismissed by the SP.
As many as four police personnel have tested positive for the disease so far.
Rubbishing the reports that the office might be sealed, SP Vishnuvardhan clarified that, while the office won’t we sealed, it has been sanitized.
“I want to clarify that the SP office will not be closed. The premises was sanitized two days ago as there is a lot of footfall for passes and other purposes. We will sanitze the premises once again and continue as usual. There is no need for people to panic,” he informed.
He added that all police stations will be sanitized as a precautionary measure in a phased manner.