Today in things we shouldn't have to tell you: Stop licking things during a pandemic for clout 🙄
It is unclear where some videos were filmed but TikTok – a platform mainly used by teens – has said it will remove all such content from its site. However, three videos from one user posting from Britain show him licking a car door handle, scooter and other surfaces were still live this evening. The videos have amassed views of more than 1 million, 500,000 and nearly 8,000 respectively.
But that main hashtag is now being used predominantly by organisations like the British Red Cross, World Health Organisation and healthcare influencers to provide informative content on the pandemic and good hygiene practices. Videos using the hashtag also include links to more information on Covid-19.
Retired nurse Dr John Campbell, who has come to prominence through YouTube videos on the virus, told Metro.co.uk: ‘If these people are infected, they will leave virus on the surfaces they have licked, potentially infecting others. If the infected person subsequently dies, this means this bizarre behaviour could result in death of an innocent person.
‘If they are not infected, the virus may be contracted from potentially contaminated surfaces. This means the individual can contract the disease themselves. In addition they could spread the disease they have contracted and infect other people, some of whom may go on to die.’Nikki Kanani, its Medical Director of Primary Care, told Metro.co.
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