40 police officials volunteer to donate plasma

Chandigarh, July 28

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Forty police personnel, who recovered from Covid-19 virus, have offered to donate blood plasma to save lives of people. Majority of these cops were from Jalandhar (Rural), with Senior Superintendent of Police Navjot Singh Mahal himself leading from the front.

Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta had personally reached out to his men to donate plasma after their mandatory two-week recovery period ends.

The DGP said two cops –ASI Ram Lal and Punjab Home Guards Lakhwinder Singh – have already donated plasma. He said three cops from Batala and Gurdaspur had volunteered to donate plasma. The DGP said a special campaign had been launched to create awareness among cured police personnel to come forward for this noble cause.

Till July 28, a total of 831 police personnel tested Covid positive, of whom 336 had recovered. — TNS