A model has been widely ridiculed for claiming she has a badge that can kill viruses “within several metres” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ekaterina Koba, 31, made the wild claims on an Instagram video. In the clip, she can be seen in her car saying: “Everyone is asking me what kind of badge I have hanging around my neck. “This is a virus blocker, it works within several metres.” The “virus blocker” seems to be hanging from a lanyard around her neck in the video which has since been deleted.
She continues: “There are others as well for use in homes but it’s very hard, almost impossible, to find them.” Viewers were quick to poke fun at the model, with one writing: “How could someone believe something like this.” Another wrote: “Virus