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Coronavirus: Cop leaves for treatment, promises to come back soon

Updated on: 01 May,2020 10:20 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Although the video was just for 15 seconds, it was enough to make Twitter users emotional

Coronavirus: Cop leaves for treatment, promises to come back soon

A screengrab from the video posted by the Mumbai on Twitter

Mumbai Police shared a heartbreaking and inspiring video of one of the officers who was tested positive for coronavirus,  going away for his treatment, with a promise of winning the battle against the pandemic and joining back on duty soon.


The 15-seconds video was enough to make Twitter users emotional and they heaped praises for the cop for being courageous despite testing positive for the virus. The police department said in the caption while sharing the video, "Our 29 year old frontline warrior, who tested positive for Coronavirus, just summarised what we’ve been meaning to tell you all along."


The video shows the officer bidding adieu to his colleagues and getting into an ambulance that was waiting to take him to the hospital.


The post shared on Twitter garnered more than 346,400 views and over 18,200 likes and was retweeted more than 3,600 times. The users commenting on the video said that they are praying for the officer’s speedy recovery.

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