UK police officer tests negative for nerve toxin exposure in latest Novichok drama
Police said the officer sought medical advice as a ‘precautionary measure’, while the hospital stressed that the risk to the public is low
A UK police officer who was tested for possible exposure to the nerve agent Novichok in connection with the poisoning of a couple in southwest England on Saturday has been given the all clear, the local force said.
“Pleased to confirm that the police officer who sought precautionary medical advice at Salisbury District Hospital in connection with the incident in Amesbury has been assessed & given the all-clear,” Wiltshire Police said on Twitter.
The officer sought “medical advice in connection with the ongoing incident in Amesbury”, and was transferred to a hospital in the nearby town of Salisbury for “specialist tests”, a spokesperson for Salisbury District Hospital said.
Wiltshire Police force said its officer had sought medical advice as “a precautionary measure”.
The announcement came after two residents of Amesbury, Charlie Rowley, 45, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, fell ill due to the Soviet-developed nerve agent last Saturday.