As a precautionary measure, the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, announced today, Monday, the closing of the Río Piedras Municipal Police Headquarters because they will be in isolation 41 police officers assigned to said facility.
However, this will not affect the servicarro established in the Río Piedras Diagnosis and Treatment Center the one they were supporting.
“The measure is a precautionary measure since a municipal police officer from the Río Piedras Barracks, tested positive for COVID-19. Immediately, Colonel Caldero will make the adjustments to assign personnel from other barracks to support the operation of the COVID-19 servicarro tests that are carried out at the Río Piedras Treatment and Diagnostic Center, “said the First San Juan executive in a press release.
Carmen Yulín explained that: “between tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, the evidence will be provided to the municipal police and civilian personnel of the Barracks. The 41 police officers assigned to said barracks will be in isolation until we have the results of their tests. ” He added that “the Río Piedras Barracks will be disinfected by the Impact Brigade of the Municipal Department of Public Works so that it can be put to use as soon as possible with personnel from other barracks to receive citizens and preventive patrolling in the area continues” .
The personnel who will be in isolation is broken down as follows:
· Río Piedras Barracks – 41 municipal police officers (37 municipal police officers who belong to that barracks, 1 auxiliary police officer and 3 municipal police officers from other barracks who support the sampling operation at the Río Piedras CDT. They belong to that barracks 9 other police officers who are on different licenses, an administrative functions employee will also be tested.
He stated that “we wait for the evidence of these colleagues so that they can reinstate themselves in their functions as soon as possible. We remind municipal employees that if they feel symptoms, they can call 939-268-4319 or go to one of two municipal facilities, the Río Piedras Diagnosis and Treatment Center or the Municipal Hospital. ”
Carmen Yulín said that “in isolation, waiting for results, including the police from the Río Piedras Barracks, there are 161 police officers. So far, only one municipal police officer has tested positive. Tomorrow 10 police officers from the Santurce Barracks will be reinstated, after throwing negative in the test ”.
The protocol that will be followed from now on for the management of positive cases of coronavirus establishes two things:
· If a police officer tests positive for COVID-19, the barracks are closed and all personnel are tested.
· If a relative of a municipal police officer tests positive for COVID-19 and that person lives in the same police residence, the police officer is removed and the test will be done. That police officer will remain in isolation until his test results arrive.
“I want to remind all our employees that if they feel any symptoms, they should go to the Municipal Hospital of San Juan or the CDT of Río Piedras for tests. They must inform any of these facilities that they are employees of the Municipality of San Juan to inform their supervisor immediately. It is the responsibility of all employees to wear the protective equipment that has been provided, to see the doctor as soon as they have symptoms, to take the COVID test and notify them so that we can take all necessary measures for the protection of both the employee and their colleagues. of work. Information is the basis of any strategy to fight and get out of this crisis. We all have to assume our responsibility, “added the mayor.
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