Train passenger flosses her teeth on a London-bound rush hour service packed with commuters
- Woman filmed flossing her teeth on 8am Reading to London Paddington train
- Passenger who took footage said she was ‘beyond appalled’ by the action
- UK declared 13 new coronavirus cases yesterday as fears mount over its spread
A woman has been filmed flossing her teeth on a packed commuter train to London Paddington.
Shocking footage, filmed on a mobile phone, also shows the woman picking at her teeth and placing her fingers inside her mouth.
It comes after the UK reported 13 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, bringing its total number to 36.
Public health officials have urged members of the public to maintain hygiene by washing their hands with soap and water and to avoid touching their mouths if their hands are dirty, as efforts to contain the virus are stepped up.
Woman was filmed flossing her teeth on the packed Reading to London Paddington train at 8am on Thursday last week
The 15-second clip shows the woman touching her mouth repeatedly as she flosses at around 8am on the Reading to London Paddington train on Thursday last week.
She appears to have a headphone in her ear and seems to also be trying to watch her Ipad screen. A coffee cup and toastie packet are positioned next to her.
‘I was beyond appalled,’ said a passenger who took the film, who wished to remain anonymous. ‘We all live in fear of the coronavirus at the moment, it’s just unacceptable.’
One case reported yesterday had ‘no relevant travel’ outside the UK, making it unclear how they contracted the virus.
Three other cases were ‘part of an adult family cluster’ of a man from Surrey who tested positive for the virus on Friday. One is from Surrey and two are from West Sussex.
The remaining eight cases – from London, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Gloucestershire – had all recently visited affected areas. Six went to Italy and two to Iran.
The passenger that took the film said they were ‘beyond appalled’. ‘We all live in fear of the coronavirus at the moment, it’s just unacceptable,’ they said
The woman is pictured above flossing her teeth on the packed morning commuter train
There are almost 90,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide so far, prompting fears it may be declared a ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation
The prime minister has today pledged to ‘stop at nothing’ to contain COVID-19 and cautioned that the virus will likely present a ‘significant challenge’ to the UK.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned yesterday that the UK will not rule out shutting down cities to contain the virus.
A total of 11,500 people have been tested for coronavirus in the UK, the government said yesterday.
Globally, cases of coronavirus crept up to almost 90,000 last night, prompting fears that the World Health Organisation may declare COVID-19 a pandemic.
There have been more than 3,000 deaths attributed to the virus globally so far, with a disproportionate number in older people.