One in three police officers 'threatened with deliberate Covid-19 infection'
By Press Association 2021 Police officers A third of police officers have been threatened with infection by members of the public claiming to have Covid-19, research suggests. A survey of around one in 10 rank-and-file officers by the Police Federation of England and Wales found that 30% said at least once during the last six months a member of the public thought to have the virus had threatened to spit at them. And 32% said someone who they believed to have Covid-19 had threatened to breathe or cough on them. Police Federation chairman ...