Coronavirus: French doctor claiming Covid-19 infection jailed for coughing at police

LILLE, FRANCE - A French doctor who claimed to have coronavirus and coughed at police responding to a domestic violence callout has received an effective two-year jail sentence, officials told AFP on Tuesday .

The 66-year-old doctor from a hospital in the northern city of Lille was taken into custody at his home on Saturday, a police source said.Arresting officers provided the doctor with a mask and gloves for the car ride to the station, but"he took off his mask and coughed in the car... declaring that he had Covid-19 and that they will now catch it," the Lille prosecutor's office said.

The doctor was brought before a court in Lille on Monday, and given a three-year prison sentence - one year of which was suspended.The doctor is also prohibited from making contact with his wife.Last week, a Northern Ireland man was charged with attempting to commit grievous bodily harm afer he too coughed on police officers while claiming to carry the virus while being arrested for domestic assault.

In Belgium, meanwhile, spitting or coughing on a police officer now carries punishment of up to two years in prison according to an updated violations list.The penalty has already been applied seven times in the city of Antwerp alone.

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