By A Correspondent- Belgian authorities arrested a man who removed his face mask, licked his fingers and then wiped them on a pole in a train as if trying to spread the coronavirus.

The train was withdrawn from service and disinfected.

A video of the incident went viral on the social media.

At the time of publishing this article, Belgium had more than 300 cases of coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation has warned people to disinfect their hands frequently and to cover their noses and mouths when sneezing and coughing.