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Verity Sulway & Tamara Davison

Coronavirus: Luisa Zissman blames China for pandemic in sickening rant

Luisa Zissman unleashed a vile rant on social media in which she attacked China for spreading coronavirus through 'filthy markets'.

The outspoken former Apprentice star, 32, launched a scathing attack on the Chinese government and even claimed they should pay for the economic losses linked to the pandemic.

"I'm really f**king angry at the Chinese, I've been reading online and everything f**king generates from them and their filthy wet markets with their inhumane animal practises," she ranted.

"And what the f**kers do there is frankly disgusting."

Speaking to her 553,000 Instagram followers, the mother-of-three questioned China's "disgraceful, illegal wildlife trade" and accused the country of being the origin of several other diseases as well as COVID 19.

Luisa 'didn't care' that her offensive thoughts weren't going to be popular (Instagram)

Blaming the pandemic on originating from bats, at one point in the clip she also questioned whether Ebola had originated from the Asian country.

"SARS, MERS, I think even Ebola maybe I'm wrong with that one, all go back to coronavirus in bats.

"The Chinese government should be made to pay for it. It's their fault," she continued.

She blamed 'filthy' wet markets in China for the outbreak and demanded the Chinese government be held accountable (Instagram)

In a written comment on her social media story, she explained that her social media jibe was "not a racist viewpoint".

Luisa also wrote that she "doesn't have a problem with Chinese people," but was frustrated by their wet markets.

Luisa was filming herself during sun-filled holiday in Barbados, where she was enjoying time with her mum and pals before flying back to the UK.

Luisa is a mum of three and previously starred on the Apprentice (DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

Scientists are still uncertain where the virus actually originated, although bats have been named as one possible source.

The first reported cases of the virus in humans is linked to a wet market in the city of Wuhan, China.

According to the World Health Organisation, MERS was first identified in Saudi Arabia and the first outbreaks of Ebola were actually recorded in Central Africa.

Close contact with wild animals has been attributed to several deadly outbreaks with some researchers suggesting humans are to blame for unnatural use of animals and destruction of natural habitats.

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