Coronavirus: In this country, you will be fined $5,000 on the spot if you spit on emergency workers'Every day our doctors and nurses, police and paramedics put their health and safety on the line to protect us, and a threat to them, is a threat to us,' NSW health minister Brad Hazzard said after the Australian state introduced $5,000 on-the-spot fine for those who cough or spit on emergency workers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis