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A pharmacist in Northern Ireland has been physically assaulted for asking a customer to wear a face mask one week after the announcement of new funds to boost pharmacies' security.
In a statement posted on Twitter on Friday (February 12), Northern Ireland's health minister Robin Swann said that he was “appalled” after hearing of the attack, describing it as “completely unacceptable that anyone should face abuse” for the request.
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