By Marisol Bo-oc | 09:11 PM July 04, 2020
A police official was declared dead on arrival in a local hospital after a severe asthma attack.
In a Facebook post, Governor Arthur Yap revealed that the chief of police of one Bohol town suffered an asthma attack in his home.
He was brought to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Yap did not mention the name of the police official.
The governor added that swab samples were taken from the police official and were sent to Cebu for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
He said that the swab test is a process to determine whether or not the death is Covid-19 related.
“Usa kini ka proseso nga atong gipahigayon tungod kay dili ta angay mokumpyansa maski ug adunay asthma o hubak daan ang pasyente labi na kay usa siya sa atong mga frontliners,” the governor explained.
Yap added that all police personnel from the same police station have been isolated.
Consequently, augmentation forces have now been deployed by Col. Joselito Clarito to man the affected police station.
Yap also said that police’s home is under lockdown.
“Tuguti ko nga itunol ang akong kinasing-kasing nga pahasubo ngadto sa pamilya sa Pulis. Dako ang natabang niya sa atong pakigbatok sa COVID19 ug sa pag-maintain sa kahusay ug kalinaw sa Bohol, usa siya ka Bayani sa atong lalawigan,” Yap said.
Editorial Note: Bohol Island News decided to withhold the name and personal circumstances of the police official in respect to the grieving family, and the fact that PCR test results have yet to come in.
