Musashino Police Officer Confirmation of Infection About 70 People Waiting at Home Dispatched from Headquarters at 1:07 on April 6

A police officer at the Musashino Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department was confirmed infected with the new coronavirus on the 5th. The Metropolitan Police Department has about 70 staff members working together at home, while dispatching about 30 people from the headquarters to maintain the functioning of the police station for patrols.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a 33-year-old male police officer from the Criminal Organized Crime Control Division of the Musashino Police Station was newly confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.

He felt languorous while working at the station on the 26th of last month, and continued to wait at home, but received a PCR test on the 4th and was confirmed positive on the 5th night.

In addition, the police officer had been conducting an investigation course at a police facility in Chiyoda Ward since last month except on duty on 9th.

The Metropolitan Police Department has taken measures to put more than 70 people, including the staff who worked together and participants in the course, on standby at home.

Meanwhile, in order to maintain the function of the police station, approximately 30 people from the headquarters' security department and regional departments will be dispatched to the Musashino Police Station for patrols.

At the Metropolitan Police Department, two other police officers working at the Samezu Driving Test Center were infected, and on April 4, a police officer at the Akasaka Police Station was confirmed to be infected. I am.