The incident occurred in a mall in Örnsköldsvik last Thursday. It was when a group was rejected from the mall that a person began coughing against the police.
When the police arrested him, he continued to cough several times in the police's face.
Not deprived of libertyThe 18-year-old man is not deprived of liberty but is suspected of attempted serious abuse. It is unclear if the man actually carried the virus at the time.