CCTV footage has emerged from China of a male motorist slapping a female gas station attendant who had tried to persuade the man to wear a mask as tensions rise during the coronavirus outbreak.<br /><br />Video filmed in the Zhuxi county in central Hubei Province on January 30 shows the male customer and a female worker, who is wearing a mask, having an intense argument at a petrol station. Another gas station worker in a red jacket watches on nearby.<br /><br />The video shows the worker being dragged away by her colleague after she was shoulder-barged by the man. But the unhappy motorist then followed her to the office and slaps her face.<br /><br />The worker was reportedly trying to persuade the motorist to wear a mask based on the regulations during the current coronavirus outbreak. <br /><br />However, the motorist swore at her and struck her up before driving away.<br /><br />According to reports, police detained the man for 10 days and fined him 500 yuan (£55).
