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COVID-19 severely affecting the Belize Police Department- almost 300 officers infected

Posted: Monday, January 24, 2022. 6:10 pm CST.

By Benjamin Flowers: The Belize Police Department is having a human resources crisis as many of its officers are currently out sick with COVID-19.

Speaking on the impact of the pandemic on the department, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said today that the number of officers infected is numbered in the hundreds.

“I think right now our numbers are close to 300. So the COVID is significantly affecting us as a department, but we are still doing our best to see how we can spread ourselves across the country with a view to ensure that we provide the level of security that our people expect from us,” Williams said.

He stressed that the situation will not reach a point where any unit of the department will have to temporarily close because the situation is being monitored and additional officers are brought over to any unit where the number of officers is falling too low.

“Right now I can tell you that Placencia is the most affected of all our stations. I think they are operating on almost 50 percent strength, but despite that, they are doing what they can to keep the peninsula safe,” Williams added.

 

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