This story is from May 30, 2020

Yoga, aerobics and diet: Senior cops stay fighting fit in Ahmedabad

With three policemen having lost their lives to Covid-19 in city and over 200 infected, senior cops are going all out to stay fit for frontline duties and strengthen their immunity. They have taken to yoga and aerobics while concentrating on having balanced diets and immunity boosters.
Yoga, aerobics and diet: Senior cops stay fighting fit in Ahmedabad
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AHMEDABAD: With three policemen having lost their lives to Covid-19 in city and over 200 infected, senior cops are going all out to stay fit for frontline duties and strengthen their immunity. They have taken to yoga and aerobics while concentrating on having balanced diets and immunity boosters.
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Ajay Tomar, special commissioner of police, crime branch, said, “We regularly visit containment areas to review the situation, hold meetings with locals and have high chances of contacting potential Covid-19 carriers.
If we are to protect others, we need to remain fit and protect ourselves.”
“These are professional hazards and one cannot shy away. We have to face them bravely,” he added.
Tomar said the best way to increase immunity is to exercise regularly. “I have made it a thumb rule to practice yoga and aerobics for half an hour before going to office. This increases my immunity and keeps me fit to fight Covid-19,” he said.
Tomar added that he also took a balanced diet with vitamin and mineral supplements like zinc and iron. “We stay hydrated by drinking water frequently. The fluid intake and balanced diet increases immunity,” he added

Masks, gloves, face shields and goggles have now become a part of routine life said Tomar. “Every day, we go out on rounds, meet people, attend meetings and hence masks, gloves, face shields and goggles are important tools for us to stay protected from Covid-19,” Tomar said.
Another IPS officer, DCP Neeraj Badgujar echoed the same sentiments. “We have been advised by our seniors to do aerobics and yoga daily before leaving for office and improve our eating habits to increase immunity, as we have to go on rounds in affected areas,” Badgujar said.
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Over 100 cops aged above 55 removed from containment areas
Bharat Somaji, Govind Patni and Girish Barot — all the city cops who died of Covid-19 were of the age of 50 and above. “Now we have decided to remove all policemen above the age of 55 years from containment areas and put them in police stations. If their police stations fall under containment areas or zones which are most affected by Covid-19, we send them on leave,” said Ajay Tomar, special commissioner of police, crime branch.
Home quarantined policemen work from home
DCP Neeraj Badgujar said that those policemen who have been home quarantined have been working from home. “They work on case papers and prepare investigation papers for other cases from home,” said Badgujar.
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