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The chief medical officer was verbally abused by a passerby in the street. Credit: PA
England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said the young lad who verbally abused him in the street will hopefully become a model citizen in due course .
Prof Chris Whitty was abused in the street by a TikTok user who accused the doctor of lying about Covid-19 cases.
When asked about the incident at the government briefing on Wednesday, Prof Whitty said he didn’t think anything of being catcalled by a young man while walking near Westminster. The odd young lad, showing off, occasionally happens, he told a Downing Street briefing.