The Fort Police Station was reopened to the public from 9 a.m. last morning (21) after disinfection, stated the Police Spokesman.
The Fort Police Station was temporarily closed after an officer attached to the station had tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday (20).
An Inspector of Police (IP) serving in the Western Province Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Fort Police Station tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Upon detection, the officer was admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Angoda while 11 officers of the SIU were also directed for quarantine.
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Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the Western Province SIU is located in a room within the same building premises of the Fort Police Station and that around 12 police officers are attached to this unit.
He said the entire unit was quarantined and that around 48 other police officers who were in the Fort Police Station at the time were placed at the station before closure.
In addition to this, all other officers who were assigned to the station over the past couple of days were directed to self-quarantine within those barracks.
The Fort Police Station was closed the same day for disinfection, and reopened last morning.
DIG Ajith Rohana[/caption]
Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said the Western Province SIU is located in a room within the same building premises of the Fort Police Station and that around 12 police officers are attached to this unit.
He said the entire unit was quarantined and that around 48 other police officers who were in the Fort Police Station at the time were placed at the station before closure.
In addition to this, all other officers who were assigned to the station over the past couple of days were directed to self-quarantine within those barracks.
The Fort Police Station was closed the same day for disinfection, and reopened last morning.