Covid attackers THESE are the faces of three men who have intentionally threatened Lancashire s frontline workers with coronavirus over the last nine months. Police officers have been coughed on, spat at or bitten in dozens of attacks during the pandemic, it has been revealed. A total of 41 attacks which put officers at risk of contracting the virus were reported between February and November, up from 38 spitting, coughing and biting incidents on officers in 2019. As officers face this additional challenge in policing, they are also coping with coronavirus – Lancashire Constabulary data shows there had been 211 positive Covid-19 tests on police officers up to the beginning of December.