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Several of the main associations representing the military , national police and civil guards have sent a letter to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez , demanding that he be given means to deal with the coronavirus during the performance of his missions. They warn that, without means, "the public security system can put itself at risk."

In their writing, they highlight that according to their data there are already 9,000 agents and military personnel affected, either by contracting the virus or by being isolated as a precaution, and that if they are not protected with masks, gloves and the rest of the essential material, they can be come to a collapse of safety devices.

The letter is signed by the Unified Police Union ( SUP ), the Unified Association of Spanish Military ( AUME ), the Unified Association of Civil Guards ( AUGC ) and CCOO .

"The people we represent the four organizations provide essential services for citizens and are, therefore, directly and especially exposed to the contagion of the virus and, also, can be vectors of transmission to other citizens, colleagues and their family environments", The letter begins.

And they denounce: "Our data leads us to conclude that, at this time, and without counting the possible victims in the Armed Forces, since they cannot provide data, there are around 9,000 people belonging to the Security Corps who are infected or isolated. pending the pertinent sanitary test ".

Representatives of the military, police and civil guards continue: "If a rapid solution is not adopted and the number of contagions and isolations among the agents increases, the operational capacity of the Security Forces and Corps and the Forces could be put in serious trouble. Armed. "

In the writing, the associations confirm that the regulation of the professional rights and duties of the members of the Security Forces and Bodies and of the Armed Forces "is clear when it establishes the right to receive effective protection in terms of health and safety in the exercise of their activity, with the peculiarities of the functions entrusted to them. When a substantial part of the time foreseen for the effectiveness of the alarm state has elapsed and when it is known that the initial term is going to be extended, we are in a position to affirm that the right to receive effective protection is not being respected, as it does not generally provide the individual protection equipment necessary for the fulfillment of its mission. "

They consider that public security professionals "are already risk personnel , therefore, we consider it essential that all police, civil guards and military personnel have such a risk group status recognized. So, in the first place, we are provided with protection teams immediately; second, that all those affected have access to the Covid-19 rapid detection tests and, finally, that the services are organized so that the right to receive effective protection in the field of protection is preserved. safety and health in the exercise of their activity and to preserve the health of citizens ".

In the letter to Pedro Sánchez, they point out that "the solution to all this must be immediate" and they warn that, "due to the relevance and importance of the questions that we have posed, not to give an adequate and respectful response to the legal system , the public security system can put itself at risk ".

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