SYDNEY (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, authorities said.
The man, aged 21, went into a police station at Coffs Harbour, a coastal city about 525km north of Sydney, on Tuesday (March 24) and approached a 71-year-old female officer.
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