California ‘influencer’ says he is in hospital with coronavirus just days after posting a video of himself licking a toilet bowl for a revolting TikTok challenge
A California ‘influencer’ has claimed he is in hospital with coronavirus just days after posting a video of himself licking a toilet bowl for a revolting TikTok challenge.
Larz, 21, who was also part of a craze which saw youngsters licking tubs of ice cream in supermarkets, revealed in a since-deleted tweet: ‘I tested positive for Coronavirus.’
The post which includes a video of him languishing in a hospital bed is a far cry from the foul video he posted five days ago of him licking a public toilet seat, which was captioned: ‘RT (retweet) to spread awareness for the Coronavirus.’
It was an imitation – or meme – of a reckless and abhorrent stunt by TikTok sensation Ava Louise. The 22-year-old filmed herself licking the toilet seat on a plane with the caption ‘coronavirus challenge.’
Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan called Larz “scum” and said that his catching the virus was “karma.”
You may remember also the other idiot, this is also in America, as part of the coronavirus challenge some morons are doing, went into his local toilet cubicle and licked the bowl.
I think this called karma – he’s got coronavirus.
After knowing the man is hospitalized, he wrote:
Retired nurse Dr. John Campbell told Metro:
If these people [doing the challenge] are infected, they will leave virus on the surfaces they have licked, potentially infecting others.
Nikki Kanani, medical director of primary care at England’s National Health Service, added:
If the infected person subsequently dies, this means this bizarre behaviour could result in death of an innocent person. It is highly irresponsible for people to put their own health and the health of those around them on the line for no other reason than a pointless internet “challenge.”