Fear of corona infections - Concerned appeal by the Federal Police President: "If we fail, the light will go out"

The President of the Federal Police, Dieter Romann, made an urgent appeal to his employees.

He is extremely concerned about the rising number of new infections among the police.

• Dieter Romann

  - the President of the

  Federal Police

  - turned to his employees in a video message.

• Due to the rising number of

  corona

  infections

  at the police, he is concerned.

• His appeal is clear: "Avoid

  infections

  , also because of possible long-term consequences".

Berlin - The

addressed his employees in a two-minute video message.

The reason is the rapidly increasing number of

among the

.

Romann asked his employees to protect themselves better against infection in their private lives.

He is currently receiving new reports every day about

cases in "his own ranks".

He is very worried about his colleagues.

Concerned appeal by the President of the Federal Police: "If we fail, the lights will go out."

He combines this appeal with a general warning:

.

The

police, which were classified as "systemically important"

during the

in spring, are of central importance.

Police employees must therefore keep themselves healthy.

This applies "also in the private sector".

There the risk of

being infected

with the

higher than on duty.

Because of the possible long-term consequences, his employees should

avoid

.

Despite the tense situation

, the

did not

allow himself to be taken away from humorous advice

: "Eat three cloves of garlic every day, this does not help directly against the

, but ensures that nobody comes too close to you."

Corona at the police: 136 employees tested positive

Currently around 136 employees of the

tested positive for the

.

In addition, 1574 federal police officers are currently in

.

Last weekend alone, the

had 500 emergency services in

helped enforce the new rules related to the corona pandemic.