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Brendan McFadden

Kim Woodburn warns 'those with poor hygiene will encourage coronavirus spread'

Britain’s most famous cleaner Kim Woodburn has warned that the coronavirus 'will take the lives of children'.

The outspoken 77-year-old former Celebrity Big Brother star warned that people will kill others if they don't look after their hygiene.

She also insisted that the virus will take the lives of children if the public do not stop its spread and criticised the use of face masks - claiming they don't slow down the spread of the disease.

Speaking with on the talkRADIO drivetime show, Kim said: “Folks, if there is any time in your life to get hygiene it is now.

“Your children will die, your babies will die. You will kill people if you don’t look after your hygiene.

Kim Woodburn warned people that people will kill others if they don't look after their hygiene (Alamy Stock Photo)

“I am afraid we have become unclean. We are responsible for spreading this virus around, we the public have made this pandemic.

“We are spreading the coronavirus around through our hands.

“You touch a door, twenty people have touched it before you, they could have coronavirus – you don’t know. You go into a place and your bare hands touch the door, or restaurant tables.

“It might look silly but I don’t care. I take wet wipes out with me, alcohol based, and everywhere I sit – for example on the train, I wash the table in front of me.

“Press that train door button with a wet wipe. Clean your hands.

    “I don’t care if people laugh – I wipe everything and I have a paper bag in my handbag which I throw them into.

    “When people walk around with these masks on they think they’re being clever but they’re stupid.

    “You have bare hands my love, you’re touching doors, tables, touching your face and your eyes.”

    Kim also slammed those who don't wash their hands and are responsible for the spread of viruses (@kimwoodburn/Twitter)

    Kim also slammed those who don't wash their hands and are responsible for the spread of viruses.

    She said: “We need to condemn poor hygiene.

    “These people aren’t decent people – they are rat bags.

    “Look around you, we only look at unhygienic people when virus’ start to spread.

    “There is someone at their desk, sneezing into their hand, they have a sandwich on the side – they are one big disease.

    “These people are a disease.”

    Kim Woodburn has a grim warning for the general public (Instagram)

    Kim’s top tips to stop the spread of the bug are to shun masks and gloves for simple hand washing, carry wet wipes at all times and to sterilise any surface you come into contact with.

    She also says that people should shame dirty pals and colleagues for not washing hands and touch their face as little as possible

    Yesterday Scotland's first case of coronavirus has been confirmed, bringing the UK's infection total to 36.

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