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Over 1,000 assaults on Scots cops in past year involved spitting and coughing

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police staff in the past year involved spitting and coughing or were otherwise linked to coronavirus, analysis suggests. Assaults on police officers and workers increased overall by 6.3 per cent in 2020-21 compared to the previous year, with 6,942 attacks recorded, said Police Scotland.

Of these, 1,087 were linked to coronavirus after analysts searched for case keywords including "spit", "cough" and "Covid", the force said.

Reported assaults were up 18 per cent on the five-year average, "continuing a long-term trend of increasing assaults against the police", a Police Scotland statement said.Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor said: "Officers and staff stepped forward to help combat the spread of the virus, conducting in excess of 120,000.

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