Regina Police Service member tests positive for COVID-19

A member of the Regina Police Service (RPS) has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a release Tuesday, the RPS said it was notified about the positive result Monday evening.

“We knew this was inevitable, so we feel educated and well-prepared,” Regina Police Service Chief Evan Bray said in a news release.

“Our employee took swift and appropriate action in being tested at the first sign of symptoms. That gave us time to enact the necessary protocols to safeguard the health of all our employees and their families, while giving our affected employee the best chance of a speedy recovery.”

The employee will be away from work for 14 days. Police said the member does not directly work with the public.

The RPS said the employee’s work area and any other vehicles and work areas they may have come in contact with have undergone a sanitization process.

All Regina Police Service employees have been told to self-monitor for symptoms.