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.