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Police hunt for 'COVID hug' man who grabbed strangers at Walmart

Police are searching for a man who they say approached multiple strangers at a Walmart and embraced them before telling them he had just given them coronavirus.
The incident occurred on Saturday, Aug. 15 at approximately 7:10 p.m. at a Walmart branch in Springfield, Massachusetts, when the man allegedly began randomly approaching customers and hugging them.
According to the Springfield Police Detective Bureau, the suspect was pictured at the Walmart location wearing a black t-shirt and camouflage shorts as he approached people and gave them the hostile hugs.

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