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Quezon City police camp on lockdown after 13 cops contract COVID-19

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/entertainment/04/04/20180404-qcpd-karingal-mp.jpg"/><figcaption>Members of the Quezon City Police District-Crowd Dispersal Management Unit attend a training on defense and dispersal during protest rallies, held at Camp Karingal grounds in Quezon City.File photo</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Camp Karingal, the headquarters of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), was placed on a 3-day lockdown after several cops and a soldier tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).</p><p>The lockdown began at 5 p.m. on Saturday after it was found that 13 policemen and one soldier were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the respiratory illness, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Monday.</p><p>The soldier was a member of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, 10 of the cops were assigned at Camp Karingal, while 3 were designated in various Quezon City police community precints, according to the NCRPO.</p><p>Target group testing was conducted from April 25 to 29 on 219 personnel inside the camp. An initial 115 results were released while 104 are still pending, the NCRPO said.</p><p>The lockdown was implemented to trace and isolate those who may have made contact with the positive patients, who were already placed in a special care facility, according to the NCRPO.</p><p>Camp Karingal will also undergo decontamination during the lockdown period.</p><p>The NCRPO added that they will also &quot;determine and assess those who will be recommended and prioritized to undergo nasopharyngeal swab test&quot; and implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus to other police personnel.</p><div><strong>— Report from Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>Camp Karingal, the headquarters of the Quezon City Police District, was placed on a 3-day lockdown after several cops and a soldier tested positive for the new coronavirus disease.</p>

Camp Karingal, the headquarters of the Quezon City Police District, was placed on a 3-day lockdown after several cops and a soldier tested positive for the new coronavirus disease.