A Gulf War veteran has compared working on a supermarket checkout to being in a 'warzone'. The Brit likened his current 'fear of the unknown' behind the checkout to when he was deployed to Saudi Arabia in 1991.
Harold claims some shoppers are even licking cash notes before handing them to staff, putting him and his colleagues at risk of catching coronavirus.
His experience is not uncommon, with union bosses reporting that some customers have thrown money at shop workers and even threatened to cough on them.
Harold told The Mirror: "The supermarket is like a warzone. "There's always this fear on checkouts of what the next customer might bring. "Most people apologise when I mention (about social distancing) and move back when asked. "But
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