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A man, 23, went to Bunbury Regional Hospital's emergency department Tuesday
He was sent to a room to isolate after doing tests but allegedly became agitated
He then allegedly went out to the desk and coughed and sneezed on four nurses
He was charged with four counts of assaulting a person working in a hospital

Published: 01:33 EDT, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 03:21 EDT, 9 April 2020

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A man accused of deliberately coughing on four nurses in Western Australia while suffering from a respiratory illness has been charged with assault.

Police say the 23-year-old was ordered to isolate in a room at Bunbury Regional Hospital on Tuesday after presenting to the emergency department and undergoing tests.

He allegedly became agitated and approached a nursing station before deliberately coughing and sneezing at the four nurses.

A 23-year-old man has been charged after allegedly coughing and sneezing on four nurses at Bunbury Regional Hospital

The man was charged with four counts of assaulting a person working in a hospital and faced Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

He will return to Bunbury Magistrates Court on Thursday.

WA's parliament last week passed legislation to further protect public officers, including medical staff, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Anyone convicted of assaulting a frontline worker where they know or create a belief, suspicion or fear that they have COVID-19 will face up to 10 years' jail.

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson on Wednesday said 10 people had been charged with failing to comply with a direction to self-isolate or quarantine.

Three $1000 fines were issued to people who disobeyed self-isolation and gathering directives, including an Armadale woman who caused a disturbance at a shopping centre

The Attorney-General's Department advised on Wednesday that acts of deliberately attempting to spread coronavirus, or inciting fear that transmission may occur, fall under general crime laws in each state and territory following numerous reports of emergency workers being abused. Pictured are nurses working at the Bondi COVID-19 testing clinic on Wednesday

Man, 23, accused of deliberately coughing and sneezing on four nurses is charged with assault

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