Coronavirus: Traffic cops asked not to use breath analysers

In view of coronavirus outbreak in Maharashtra, ditional Director General of Police (Traffic) has asked police personnel t to use breath analysers in order to safeguard mselves from potential threat of getting infected.

According to officials, an order in this regard has been issued to all 10 police commissioners of state, including those of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Aurangab.

order on use of breath analysers deployed to check drunken driving has been issued by G (Traffic) Vinay Kargaonkar, y said.

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highway police, too, have been asked to suspend use of breath analysers on motorists, officails said.

order seeks to prevent traffic police personnel from getting infected by disease, y said.

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