Covid-positive Dorset police officer admitted to hospital
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image captionDorset Police officers have been patrolling for lockdown breaches, including during a recent demonstration in Bournemouth on 9 January
A police officer who tested positive for coronavirus after policing an anti-lockdown rally has been admitted to hospital, a federation has said.
Dorset Police Federation said the 40-year-old officer became unwell on Tuesday and said he was being treated for a suspected blood clot on his lung.
The federation called for officers to be a priority for the Covid-19 vaccine.
In a statement, the federation said the officer in hospital was receiving treatment whilst his family are at home waiting for news .
A Dorset Police officer who was present at the rally in Bournemouth where another officer was spat at is being treated for a suspected blood clot on his lung after becoming unwell on Tuesday night.
A POLICE constable who tested positive for Covid 19 after policing an anti-lockdown rally in Bournemouth has been admitted to hospital. According to the Dorset Police Federation, the organisation representing rank-and-file officers across the county, the constable has been hospitalised with a suspected blood clot on his lung. Meanwhile, Dorset Police Assistant Chief Constable Sam de Reya said: Our thoughts are very much with this officer, his family, loved ones and colleagues and we will do all we can to support them. “While the officers’ infection could not be directly linked to what happened, it puts into perspective the dangerous nature of policing.
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