Coronavirus: Police trauma warning after one officer called to 15 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours

"Police officers being called to 'more and more' coronavirus deaths in houses and care homes

Police officers are being “repeatedly exposed to trauma” as they are increasingly called to homes where people have died during the coronavirus outbreak, with one officer responding to 15 deaths in the space of 24 hours.

While official statistics show that most deaths linked to the pandemic happen inside hospitals, an estimated 7 per cent have happened in private homes and care facilities.

Police officers are called to every sudden death as a matter of course, and there are concerns that their experiences during the current outbreak could cause significant levels of mental illness."

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Lizzie Dearden, The Independent, 2020