Up to 130 officers from Hong Kong anti-riot squad to be quarantined


People sitting at a food court which is now enforcing social distancing measures, amid concerns of the coronavirus outbreak, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Up to 130 police from Hong Kong's elite tactical squad will be quarantined for 14 days after a second officer from the unit tested positive for virus. - AFP

HONG KONG: Up to 130 police from Hong Kong's elite tactical squad will be quarantined for 14 days after a second officer from the unit tested positive for the Covid-19 (coronavirus) symptoms, local media reported on Sunday (April 5).

All male officers who shared facilities with the infected officer - including toilets and changing rooms - at Kowloon West Operational Base in Shek Kip Mei will likely be subject to quarantine and testing, local broadcaster RTHK reported, citing a police statement in Cantonese.

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