3 cops contract COVID-19 Delta variant — PNP

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MANILA, Philippines — Three police officers tested positive for the COVID-19 Delta variant, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Saturday.

“Tatlong kaso ng Delta variant ang naitala sa aming hanay,” PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said in a statement.

(Three cases of Delta variant were reported among our ranks.)

“Sa ngayon ay nakatutok ang aming Health Service sa kanila upang tugunan ang kanilang pangangailangan para sa mabilis na paggaling, at kasama na rin dito ang agresibong contact-tracing upang tukuyin kung sino ang kanilang naging close contact,” he said.

(Our Health Service is closely monitoring them to ensure their swift recovery, along with aggressive contact tracing to determine their close contacts.)

Eleazar likewise reminded police personnel to ensure cleanliness and observe health protocols in police stations.

“Paalala ko din sa ating mga police commanders na panatilihin ang kalinisan sa mga police stations at laging mag-disinfect sa kanilang mga opisina para hindi maging sanhi ng hawaan at lalong pagkalat ng COVID-19,” he said.

(I am reminding our police commanders to ensure the cleanliness of your police stations and always disinfect the office so it will not be the cause of transmission of COVID-19.)

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As of Saturday, PNP reported 32,239 cases including 1,915 active cases, 30,235 recoveries and 89 deaths.

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