So it looks like pharmacists are the new convenience store clerks.
Police in New Taipei Detain Suspect in Rapid Test Rage Assault
Police in New Taipei have detained a 40-year old man for assaulting a
pharmacist because he was unable to purchase a rapid coronavirus test kit.
The incident occured in the city’s Luzhou District.
According to police, the suspect was arrested for attempting to choke the
pharmacy employee after being told he had arrived too late to buy kits being
sold via the government’s ID card number-based rationing system.
The man had reportedly arrived at the pharmacy and taken a number to purchase
the kit, and left - but returned after the store had already sold out of its
daily allocation.
The case has been turned over to the New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office.
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