Calls for vaccine grow as Dorset officer hospitalised with Covid-19

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Calls for vaccine grow as Dorset officer hospitalised with Covid-19

A Dorset officer who tested positive for Covid-19 days after policing an anti-lockdown rally in Bournemouth has now been admitted to hospital. The Federation says "warm words" from government are no longer enough.

Date - 18th January 2021
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The male officer, 40, became unwell last night, with a suspected blood clot on his lung. He was part of the policing operation of the anti-lockdown protest in Bournemouth on 9 January. Dorset Police Federation is supporting his family and...

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