Kolkata: Among the 30-odd uniformed men guarding the Covid vaccines at the Government Medical Store Depot in Hastings and theCentral Family Welfare Stores in Bagbazar were those who have defeated Covid and will be among the beneficiaries slated to get the jab in the initial phases.
Lalbazar’s welfare cell, the nodal office keeping a hawk eye over the distribution of vaccines from Kolkata to north Bengal and the Northeast, said at least four cops on duty had won the Covid battle. The Shyampukur police station, primarily in charge of guarding the Bagbazar depot, was among the worst hit in the first months of Covid outbreak, with 33 personnel contracting the virus. The Hastings PS lost constable Krishnakanta Barman to Covid.
Having defeated the virus, the Covid survivors on Tuesday said they did not mind the brief wait for the vaccine, happy that healthcare workers, who had saved their lives, would get the shot first. “At the hospital, I saw the bravehearts work for hours but never failed to have a word of encouragement for us. There can be no doubt they should be the first recipients,” said an officer from Shyampukur police station.
Sub-inspector Paritosh Chatterjee from the Shyampukur police station, who has also survived the virus attack, claimed he was not allowed to talk to reporters. But his colleagues said Chatterjee had decided not to answer any phone call till hi duty was over. “He is one of the key men representing us at the Bagbazar depot. He said he would not take phone calls till the deliveries to MR Bangur (for South 24 Parganas), Barasat, Tamluk and Asansol were completed,” said an officer.
At Hastings, which saw no movement of vaccines on Tuesday evening, many cops remembered Burman, who stayed at the barracks. “His death was a supreme sacrifice as he fought Covid from the front. A spate of deaths in July—Burman’s being one of them—led the top brass to call for breaking up the barracks into smaller units. From 350 active cases, the number in the force is 23 now,” said his colleague deployed at the depot.
Till date, Kolkata Police have reported 3,432 cases and 21 deaths. The last cop to lose his life was police driver Samar Kumar Ghosh attached to the Jorabagan police station. Cops from this police station, too, were at Bagbazar. “We urge citizens not to let their guards down now, and follow all protocols,” said Samar’s colleague.
Lalbazar’s welfare cell, the nodal office keeping a hawk eye over the distribution of vaccines from Kolkata to north Bengal and the Northeast, said at least four cops on duty had won the Covid battle. The Shyampukur police station, primarily in charge of guarding the Bagbazar depot, was among the worst hit in the first months of Covid outbreak, with 33 personnel contracting the virus. The Hastings PS lost constable Krishnakanta Barman to Covid.
Having defeated the virus, the Covid survivors on Tuesday said they did not mind the brief wait for the vaccine, happy that healthcare workers, who had saved their lives, would get the shot first. “At the hospital, I saw the bravehearts work for hours but never failed to have a word of encouragement for us. There can be no doubt they should be the first recipients,” said an officer from Shyampukur police station.
Sub-inspector Paritosh Chatterjee from the Shyampukur police station, who has also survived the virus attack, claimed he was not allowed to talk to reporters. But his colleagues said Chatterjee had decided not to answer any phone call till hi duty was over. “He is one of the key men representing us at the Bagbazar depot. He said he would not take phone calls till the deliveries to MR Bangur (for South 24 Parganas), Barasat, Tamluk and Asansol were completed,” said an officer.
At Hastings, which saw no movement of vaccines on Tuesday evening, many cops remembered Burman, who stayed at the barracks. “His death was a supreme sacrifice as he fought Covid from the front. A spate of deaths in July—Burman’s being one of them—led the top brass to call for breaking up the barracks into smaller units. From 350 active cases, the number in the force is 23 now,” said his colleague deployed at the depot.
Till date, Kolkata Police have reported 3,432 cases and 21 deaths. The last cop to lose his life was police driver Samar Kumar Ghosh attached to the Jorabagan police station. Cops from this police station, too, were at Bagbazar. “We urge citizens not to let their guards down now, and follow all protocols,” said Samar’s colleague.
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