Man arrested after he took off face mask, licked his fingers and wiped his saliva on a train's handrail amid coronavirus crisis

A man has been arrested after he took off his face mask while on a train, then licked his fingers, before wiping his saliva on a train’s handrail during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The passenger was on a Belgian subway train when he was filmed lowering his face mask, putting two fingers into his mouth and then rubbing the pole up and down.

The footage was posted online and transport authorities confirmed that the man has been arrested.

In Belgium, there are 314 confirmed coronavirus cases with one death.

Credit: Linda Ikeji