A NSW pharmacist urges customers to mind their manners and respect staff as stress boils over due to the coronavirus crisis.
A NSW pharmacist has been spat on and punched in the face as anxiety levels rise in the community from the coronavirus crisis.Regional pharmacy workers are reporting increased levels of verbal and physical abuse by customersShortages of medications are likely to continue as the coronavirus spreads around the world
Pharmacy workers are the latest on the list of essential workers reporting abuse, with emergency services, doctors, nurses and supermarket staff also reporting incidents of abuse in recent weeks. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused stock shortages of some medications due to lockdowns around the world and people panic buying.Lake Macquarie pharmacist Kiely Hindmarch said she was copping physical and/or verbal abuse on a daily basis when she was unable to provide people with medication."I have been called the 'c' word quite often, spat at. I've had a woman spit on the counter and lick it. I've been punched in the face, I've been shoved.
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