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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Paul T Smith

Coronavirus outbreak forces Larbert Police Station to close and staff self-isolate

Members of staff are having to self-isolate after a coronavirus outbreak at a Falkirk police station.

It is understood a number of officers at Larbert are believed to have contracted the virus through communal areas and office telephones.

The police station has been completely closed to allow for a deep clean to take place.

Officers are now being drafted in from other area of Scotland to cover sickness.

Falkirk has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, and health bosses say it's likely to be linked to positive cases at local workplaces.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Police Scotland is following Scottish Government and health guidance and where cases of coronavirus are identified, we work with the local health board and adhere to Test and Protect procedures."

Data on Wednesday showed that 111 people were in Forth Valley Royal Hospital having tested positive for the virus, with 15 patients in ICU.

An NHS Forth Valley spokeswoman said that the local coronavirus rates were “starting to stabilise” and that officials were starting to see a “slight reduction” in the number of positive cases being reported every day.

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