Gardaí have been spat or coughed at 70 times in five weeks during Covid-19 lockdown

Gardai have invoked new temporary Covid-19 regulations 241 times between April 8 and May 16.
Gardaí have been spat or coughed at 70 times in five weeks during Covid-19 lockdown
Gardaí were given new powers under Operation Fanacht. Picture: Dan Linehan.

70 incidents of spitting or coughing at Gardaí have occurred in a five-week period during the pandemic.

Gardaí have invoked new temporary Covid-19 regulations 241 times between April 8 and May 16.

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