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Commanders forced to sideline units after 2 Atlanta police officers test positive for coronavirus

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Updated  March 26, 2020 8:44pm EDT
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FOX 5 Atlanta

ATLANTA - Commanders in the Atlanta Police Department are forced to sideline units after two officers contract the COVID-19 virus. 

Sources indicate the manpower adjustments do not impact the 911 call response. 

The officers who became ill work for special units not involved in regular patrolling. 

"When we have brought this issue to the chief [Erika Shields], the department has been aggressive in dealing with it," said Jason Segura, president of the International  Brotherhood of Police Officers.

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The Atlanta Police Department are sidelining some units after officers contact COVID-19

Two different zones, Zone 6 in northeast Atlanta and Zone 5 in the Downtown area, have seen the most recent impact. Elsewhere around the city, there are officers who have felt ill and are waiting to take a test or get results. 

APD sent a notice to all officers -- pointing to those who do not wear a uniform -- to bring them to work should the virus strike with more intensity and require patrol units to be supplemented. 

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