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May 03, 2021
A TOTAL of 70 police officers of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an official said Sunday, May 2, 2021.
Police Lieutenant Ma. Liberty Indiape, spokesperson of BCPO, said from April 24 to May 1 surveillance testing conducted at BCPO headquarters, a total of 70 policemen tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, which causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
She said all of them were transferred to the city's quarantine facility and most of them were asymptomatic.
She added that a contract tracing was already conducted, as well as the regular disinfection at BCPO headquarters and all police stations.