Dehradun: Thirteen (*13*) Police personnel have misplaced their lives to COVID-19 for the reason that pandemic started final 12 months, officers mentioned on Friday.
The (*13*) Police paid a tribute to those personnel at a programme held at its headquarters right here by observing a two-minute silence.
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Speaking on the programme, Director General of Police Ashok Kumar mentioned eight jawans died of COVID-19 in the course of the first wave and 5 in the course of the second.
“Their service to the needy during a crisis can never be forgotten,” he mentioned.
Kumar mentioned as in comparison with the primary wave, extra police personnel examined constructive for COVID-19 in the course of the second wave however they had been protected to an excellent extent due to the vaccine.
He requested police personnel to get all their shut kinfolk vaccinated on the earliest and stay ready to cope with a potential third wave of the pandemic.
