Police requests criminals not to commit crime amid COVID-19 workload; tweet goes viral
Coronavirus has covered most of the countries across the world and over 5000 deaths have been reported. Due to COVID-19, the workload on doctors and police has been increased and they are also pleading people to keep stay indoor to stay healthy. But, a tweet has gone viral which is tweeted by Poland Police on Twitter.
Polska police plea criminals to stop all criminal activities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Polish police said to criminals that COVID-19 the workload on them has been increased so please refrain from doing any sort of crime in the country.
In a viral tweet, they said the new coronavirus had "caused panic and imposed [them with] many new tasks".
Uwaga❗️Ważna informacja 😉
— Polska Policja 🇵🇱 (@PolskaPolicja) March 17, 2020
Z powodu pandemii COVID-19, która wywołała panikę, a na nas nałożyła wiele nowych zadań prosimy o zaprzestanie wszelkich działań przestępczych do odwołania☝🏻
Docenimy spodziewaną współpracę związaną z powstrzymaniem się od popełniania przestępstw🤫😉 pic.twitter.com/FBrza0PmXC
Police also added in the post, “We will appreciate the expected cooperation related to refraining from committing crimes.”
Polish authorities also said that they will take action against a person who will spread fake news on social media platforms during a pandemic.
The message shared by the Police has garnered over 10,000 likes and 2k retweets.
Earlier on Friday, the Polish Health Ministry confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 after laboratory tests. Meanwhile, a total of 411 positive cases of coronavirus has been reported in the country and 5 deaths due to COVID-19.
First published: 21 March 2020, 18:30 IST