COURTESY JULY 17 HT -600 cops posted in nine new outbreak zones
Leena Dhankhar

leena.dhankhar@hindustantimes.com

Gurugram : The police have deployed 600 personnel in the nine new large outbreak regions (LORs) of the city, starting Thursday. Necessary precautions are being taken to ensure that police personnel do not get infected, while tents have been put up in these areas so that officers on duty can get adequate amount of rest during the afternoon, said officials on Thursday.

With cases of coronavirus disease crossing the 7,000-mark, the district administration on Wednesday announced nine new LORs across the city and put them under lockdown till July 28. Police officials said that 600 officials would posted across these nine new LORs, in addition to the 350 officers who are already posted in the existing ones.

KK Rao, commissioner of police, said that teams from the Covid cell of the city police are carrying out an intensive contact tracing exercise. “The police teams deployed in these areas have been instructed to check the movement of the residents and not to allow anyone to move without an emergency. They will maintain social distancing while dealing with public and will enforce the wearing of face masks among the residents,” Rao said.

He added that for the purpose of surveillance, the police will breakdown the existing Covid-19 hot spots in the city into smaller clusters. Rao also said the police department is coordinating with the health department to fight against the spread of the virus. For this purpose, they have re-mapped the worst-affected areas in the city for improved scrutiny and a new strategy, which involves restricting people’s movement and intensification of health screening, has been prepared.

“The affected areas will have strict monitoring and action will be taken against people who are found to be loitering and moving around without wearing masks. We are requesting public to support the teams deployed for their safety and security and directions have been issued to ensure that proper checking is carried before the entry and exit of vehicles and residents,” said Rao.