Charlotte Crosby
Charlotte Crosby’s got her own way of dealing with the virus (Picture: charlottegshore)

Charlotte Crosby is taking no chances with coronavirus, kitting herself and her friends out in custom masks for a pal’s hen do.

Snapping photos at the event, ahead of their trip to Bali, she made sure everyone was sorted with their own ‘Bali B***hes’ mask.

The star could be seen posing alongside her pals in the masks, before taking them off for an entire group snap.

‘When the hen do reveal goes AMAZING BEST FRIENDS FOREVER BALI B***HES @lacauser,’ Charlotte, who recently split from her I’m A Celebrity boyfriend Ryan Gallagher, wrote.

The snaps prompted a mixed reaction from fans, with some finding the joke hilarious, while others were less impressed.

She’s not the only star to have joked about the recent outbreak, with YouTuber Logan Paul previously donning a gas mask in a jokey post about the virus.

Charlotte Crosby coronavirus joke
She posed away with friends in the masks (Picture: Instagram/ charlottegshore )

Demand for surgical masks has skyrocketed since the coronavirus outbreak, with some supermarkets and shops running out of stock.


The number of cases in the UK has also now risen to 209.

What is the coronavirus and where did it start?

Coronaviruses are a family of diseases which include the common cold and the virus which caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which originated in China in 2002 and killed nearly 800 people around the world.

The virus causing concern now is a new strain which has made the jump from animals to people, named Covid-19.

It causes fever and a cough and can make it hard for people to breathe, causing viral pneumonia in severe cases.

Over 2,700 people worldwide have now died after contracting the illness.

How does it affect the lungs?

What are the symptoms of the virus?

The virus is more likely to progress into a severe illness or prove fatal among older patients or those with weakened immune systems.

As it is a viral illness, antibiotics will not help and there is no known cure or vaccine.

Zhang Changchun shows a CT scan image of the lungs of his mother, 53-year old patient Yang Zhongyi, who is a highly suspected case of the new coronavirus yet is unable to get tests to confirm due to local hospitals' lack of testing equipment or beds, according to her son Zhang Changchun, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 25, 2020. Picture taken January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Zhang Changchun/Handout via Reuters. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO ARCHIVE. NO RESALES. REFILE - CORRECTING PRONOUN OF ZHANG CHANGCHUN
A scan shows the lungs of a patient with coronavirus (Picture: Reuters)

To avoid the illness, take usual hygiene precautions, such as using a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes, and making sure to wash your hands.

Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth after touching things like poles on public transport and avoid close contact with people suffering an acute respiratory infection.

You should also avoid unprotected contact with wild or farm animals.

So far, 13 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK.


How many people in the UK have it?

Is Coronavirus in the UK?

Where is Wuhan in China, where coronavirus started?


Wuhan is the capital of China’s Hubei province, a landlocked province in central China.

It is built along the Yangtze river, and is around 500 miles west of Shanghai and 690 miles north of Hong Kong.

It is the largest and most populous city in central China, although estimates over its population vary.

The Department of Health revealed the new figures on Saturday, saying 21,460 people had been tested across Britain so far.


On Friday, the UK saw 49 new cases, meaning there has been a slight decrease in the number of new cases per day.

Earlier today the cases rose to 206. Three new cases were identified in Northern Ireland on Saturday night, bringing the total to seven in the region.

The outbreak has had a huge impact on the entertainment industry, with world-famous festival SXSW being cancelled.

Elsewhere, pregnant star Ciara has been forced to cancel a concert, urging fans to ‘be diligent’ about their health, following the likes of Avril Lavigne, Louis Tomlinson and Slipknot, who have all cancelled and postponed appearances.

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