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An anti-lockdown protester is detained in Newcastle city centre. Priti Patel has praised the ‘selflessness’ of officers policing through the pandemic (Getty Images)
A police officer who tested positive for Covid-19 after working at an anti-lockdown rally has been admitted to hospital with a suspected blood clot on his lung, his policing federation has said.
The Dorset Police Federation said the unnamed officer, a man in his 40s, had attended a rally opposed to coronavirus measures on 9 January in Bournemouth.
The force’s Assistant Chief Constable Sam de Reya has warned of high rates of sickness and absence as officers continue to work with the public while the pandemic continues.