A train station worker has died after a man who said he had the coronavirus spat at her

https://www.businessinsider.com/train-station-worker-dies-with-coronavirus-after-man-spat-coughed-2020-5


Thomas Colson and Adam Payne
May 12, 2020, 7:44 AM

A railway ticket officer in London has died with COVID-19 after a member of the public who said he had coronavirus spat and coughed at her.

Belly Mujinga, 47, was on the concourse with a colleague during her shift at Victoria station in central London on March 22 when a member of the public approached them.

The man coughed and spat at both of them, and said he had the coronavirus, according to her trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA).

The TSSA say that Belly and her colleague "begged to be let to work from inside the building with a protective barrier between them and the public" but were told to remain outside.

Within days, both women fell ill with the virus.

Mujinga had underlying respiratory problems and her condition grew worse until she was admitted to hospital and placed on a ventilator, but she died on April 5.

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