A UConn Health doctor has been arrested for allegedly coughing on and hugging nurses.

 Dr. Cory Edgar, 48, of West Hartford, Connecticut was arrested for breach of peace on Thursday. He works as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute.

According to Fox 61 Hartford, Police responded to the outpatient surgery clinic after people made reports of a doctor “deliberately coughing on and hugging nurses, causing them a substantial amount of alarm.”

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“The witnesses and medical workers believed he was purposely disregarding space and safety concerns involving the coronavirus pandemic,” University of Connecticut spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said.

Edgar will  most likely be charged with a misdemeanor which is punishable by a fine or six months in jail. He is scheduled for court in June and it’s not clear if he will lose his medical license.

Fortunately, the hospital has no reason to believe that Edgar was infected with the Coronavirus at the time of the incident.

A woman from the hospital that Edgar “does not to his knowledge have COVID-19.”

“We can also state that any UConn Health employee with an indication of illness is asked to stay home, and during this pandemic all employees are screened for symptoms prior to entering the premises,” the rep said.

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