David Newton, a 50-year-old patient coughing at a nurse in the UK city of Liverpool has been sentenced to six months imprisonment and a fine of 300 pounds.
The patient was treated in the emergency ward.
The nurse prevents the patient from coughing and spitting, the patient had to cough again at the nurse, the hospital administration summoned police and security guards.
The British police have arrested the patient from the emergency ward and locked him in custody and a fine of 300 pounds will be paid to the nurse as compensation.