Gordons Police Station in Port Moresby was forced to shut down operations this morning after an officer was tested positive for COVID-19.
ACP NCD/Central Anthony Wagambie Jnr confirmed that the station was temporarily closed this morning, under Covid-19 protocols and about 30 other police personnel and 15 detainees from the station immediately sent for testing at the Rita Flynn courts.
“I have liaised with Assistant Commissioner Logistics at Police Headquarters who has arranged for a contractor to go to Gordon’s Police Station to have it sanitized and disinfected before the station can reopen,” said Wagambie Jnr.
“I went to Rita Flynn with the PSC Gordon’s and his members to have them all tested.”
More testing will be carried out on our personnel.
The station will remain closed today and tomorrow while awaiting test results, which are expected to come out tomorrow.
“We intend to open up the Gordon’s Police Station for use by Thursday, depending on the outcome of tests and sanitizing of the building and its surroundings.”
“I have told my personnel that it is good to get tested, not only because it is a Covid 19 protocol, but to know our status.”
We have contingency plan in place where our support units have taken over policing the Gordon’s area.
The station will be closed for today and tomorrow, so we advise people with complaints to go to Airport Police Station, 6 Mile or Boroko Police Station for complaints and policing matters.
The policeman who was tested positive had gone to hospital for an ongoing health issue, and as such was also tested for Covid 19.
He has been placed on isolation at his home.
All police personnel from Gordon’s who have been tested have been directed to stay home and avoid going out until the test results come back to hopefully by tomorrow.
“We will then follow what the Health authorities directives.”
He said Police Stations are busy places with people from different walks of life going in and out.
“Our personnel come in contact with different people.”