Coronavirus outbreak: Commuters wear storage boxes and plastic bags as panic spreads

Amid the growing concerns of coronavirius outbreak all over the world, a funny incident is doing rounds on internet where it was found that the commuters are putting storage boxes and plastic bags on their heads to prevent themselves from the virus. As the coronavirus outbreak spreads around the world, it was quite inevitable that some people would even choose such measures to avoid catching the virus. 

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Netizens react to the funny measures

Some images of British commuters showed a person wearing an actual plastic box on her head while another wearing a tesco bag. It’s clearly a sign that people are looking for desperate measures to prevent themselves from the deadly virus. Netizens reacted to the funny measures taken by the commuters. 

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UK fully prepared to tackle virus

Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that his country was fully prepared to battle the deadly coronavirus, international media reported. According to reports, he also said that he could ask the army to step in the worst-case scenario. The virus, first detected in China has infected more than 95,000 people globally and reportedly caused over 3,000 deaths. According to international media, Britain has reported 40 cases of COVID-19 and 1 death till now. 

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