On Tuesday, New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea stated that 15 percent of uniformed officers have called out sick amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While many NYPD officers have called out sick amid the coronavirus outbreak, Shea noted that a number of officers, who tested positive for the virus, have already returned to the frontlines to continue to protect the city. Shea detailed the department's guidelines for when an officer returns from being sick and stated that they are only reinstated after they have been screened by the NYPD medical desk.
As the department has seen an increase in officers out sick, the"sick desk" was forced to add a number of additional phone lines to be able to handle the uptick in calls.
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