Those coughing on supermarket workers will now cop a $5000 fine as NSW works to contain a coronavirus outbreak in an aged care facility in western Sydney.
A $5000 on-the-spot fine for spitting and coughing on NSW health workers has been expanded to include other essential workers as the state's coronavirus death toll hits 29.
"The reports of supermarket and other retail workers being coughed and spat on over the past weeks are becoming disturbingly common," Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association NSW/ACT Secretary Bernie Smith said in a statement on Sunday."They are also your friends' sons and daughters, and your colleagues' partner or parent.
The government is under fire for its handling of the saga and a NSW Police investigation is underway after 2647 passengers were allowed to disembark at Sydney Harbour on March 19.After nine additional positive cases overnight, there are now 162 cases amongst the ship's on-board crew with another 13 in health facilities.
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