Man who allegedly 'pretended to have Covid to get out of WORK' is charged - after his colleagues were forced into isolation and nearby businesses had to get a costly deep clean 23-year-old Wollongong man allegedly pretended to have the virus to avoid work Man's co-workers were sood down and self-isolated while waiting test results Further inquiries confirmed the man never received a positive test result Man was arrested and charged on Thursday to appear in court on September 14
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A young man has been charged with fraud after allegedly pretending he had Covid-19 in order to avoid going to work.
The 23-year-old man from Wollongong allegedly sent a text message to his boss at 4.15am on Monday August 2 claiming he had contracted the virus and was unable to go to work in Newcastle.
As a result, the