New Delhi: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has written a letter to all states and UTs regarding guidelines and protocols on prevention of COVID-19 for Police/Security Personnel (CAPFs) managing the public.
According to the letter written on Saturday, MHA has asked chiefs of Para-military forces and DGsP to consider the option of work from home for personnel not deployed on the frontline and where feasible.
Home Ministry has also advised that to meet the challenge of COVID-19, and to ensure sustainment of control strategy, police forces need to prepare an effective second line of defence to make up for the police personnel who may be rendered ineffective due to COVID-19 infection.