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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Viral fever grips Sewri police station
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=202371
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]About 42 policemen have fallen ill in 15 days, causing a manpower shortage[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Sewri police station is facing a severe staff shortage, as 42 of its policemen have fallen ill in the last 15 days, they are suffering from a variety of ailments including stress, viral fever and chickungunya.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Only 20 officials, of the 42 admitted to the Nagpada Police Hospital and other private hospitals have reported back to work.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“Our chowky is facing a terrible crunch of personnel. Our officers and constables started getting infected with viral fever from August 27. Mujhe to laga ki chowky band karna parega,” reveals A More, police sub-inspector of the Sewri police station.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]According to Dr Shivaji N Dound, resident medical officer of the Nagpada Police Hospital, of the 30 police officials who were admitted in the Nagpada Police Hospital, only two have been detected with chickungunya, while the rest had viral fever.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“The two cases of chickungunya were immediately referred to JJ Hospital. Officers from the Sewri police station have been in and out of here continuously. Presently, we have discharged all of them and they have been advised to take rest,” reveals Dound.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For Shivaji Navadkar, a constable who rejoined work on September 10, the reason behind his sudden joint pain is still unknown. “I was in Nagpada Police Hospital for five days. I had severe joint pain and felt dizzy all the time. Nothing was detected from the blood test. Maybe it was due to stress”, says a haggard-looking Navadkar. So how is the police station managing with such a manpower shortage?[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“From the Ganpati bandobast days till now, we managed with additional constables from our Wadala and South Region units,” says Altaf Patel, inspector of the Sewri police station.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Due to the prevailing ill health of the constables and officers, the Sewri police station even organised a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) health camp on September 16. “The BMC doctors from E-ward were asked to conduct a general check-up. Such camps should be organised regularly,” concludes Patel. [/FONT]
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http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=202371
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]About 42 policemen have fallen ill in 15 days, causing a manpower shortage[/FONT]
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="467"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td colspan="3">Divya Sama</td></tr> <tr valign="top"><td colspan="3" height="10">
</td></tr><tr valign="top"> <td colspan="3"> [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mumbai[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Sewri police station is facing a severe staff shortage, as 42 of its policemen have fallen ill in the last 15 days, they are suffering from a variety of ailments including stress, viral fever and chickungunya.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Only 20 officials, of the 42 admitted to the Nagpada Police Hospital and other private hospitals have reported back to work.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“Our chowky is facing a terrible crunch of personnel. Our officers and constables started getting infected with viral fever from August 27. Mujhe to laga ki chowky band karna parega,” reveals A More, police sub-inspector of the Sewri police station.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]According to Dr Shivaji N Dound, resident medical officer of the Nagpada Police Hospital, of the 30 police officials who were admitted in the Nagpada Police Hospital, only two have been detected with chickungunya, while the rest had viral fever.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“The two cases of chickungunya were immediately referred to JJ Hospital. Officers from the Sewri police station have been in and out of here continuously. Presently, we have discharged all of them and they have been advised to take rest,” reveals Dound.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For Shivaji Navadkar, a constable who rejoined work on September 10, the reason behind his sudden joint pain is still unknown. “I was in Nagpada Police Hospital for five days. I had severe joint pain and felt dizzy all the time. Nothing was detected from the blood test. Maybe it was due to stress”, says a haggard-looking Navadkar. So how is the police station managing with such a manpower shortage?[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]“From the Ganpati bandobast days till now, we managed with additional constables from our Wadala and South Region units,” says Altaf Patel, inspector of the Sewri police station.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Due to the prevailing ill health of the constables and officers, the Sewri police station even organised a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) health camp on September 16. “The BMC doctors from E-ward were asked to conduct a general check-up. Such camps should be organised regularly,” concludes Patel. [/FONT]
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