"Waiting Too Long for COVID Test"…Police Arrest Man in His 40s for Disturbance at Screening Clinic

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man in his 40s who pushed a doctor and threatened a security guard at a COVID-19 screening clinic was arrested by the police.

According to the police on the 2nd, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul arrested A (45) on charges of assault and special threats and is currently investigating him.

A is reported to have caused a disturbance on the morning of the previous day while waiting to be tested at the screening clinic of Jungang Veterans Hospital in Dunchon-dong, Gangdong-gu, saying "the waiting time for the test is too long." He is accused of pushing a doctor by thrusting his head forward and threatening a security guard who tried to stop him by showing a weapon taken out of his pocket.

A, who was rated as having a 3rd-degree disability for service-related injuries, was reportedly seeking to be tested in order to be admitted to the hospital due to severe depression recently. The police plan to hospitalize A after the investigation.

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