According to Reuters, an Australian man has been charged over a “prank” in which he coughed on a police officer on purpose while pretending he was infected with the new coronavirus as a friend filmed the incident.
“[He] deliberately coughed on the woman and claimed he had Covid-19 while a friend filmed,” police said.
The police station was closed and isolation protocols put in place while authorities checked his status. Authorities did not identify the man or give any details about his motive other than to call the incident a prank.
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