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The Sun, A News UK CompanyHORRIFYING video shows a man pummeling a subway rider, whom he allegedly blamed for the coronavirus outbreak.The 20-second clip shows the attacker&nbsp;punching the victim at least 40 times on the subway train, as bystanders in masks sit nearby and watch.Video shows a man in a face mask repeatedly hit the subway rider, who was Asian, in the face and head.The victim tries to block the attacker and defend himself as he is repeatedly struck on the Bronx-bound train.At one point in the video, the attacker's mask gets pulled off as he beats on the victim. Passengers on the train car sit back and watch or ignore the incident.The attack took place around 6:30 a.m. on April 23, on a number 4 train, the reported.“The dude was talking about the Asian guy bringing over here so we all gotta wear masks — and all of a sudden punches are flying,” a witness, who wished to remain anonymous told the Daily News.The witness added that the attacker made comments about being frustrated about packed trains and homeless people being in the cars, according to the .He also reportedly made comments about being irritated with full cars after getting off work, the witness told the Daily News.When The Sun reached out to the NYPD for comment, cops said the victim had not complained about the shocking incident."There is no complaint report on file," a spokesperson said Friday."We ask the victim to come forward and file a complaint with the police for a full investigation."NYC is the US center for coronavirus, with more than 167,000 of the more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 confirmed in America and over 18,000 deaths.This was not the first attack on the city subway amid the coronavirus pandemic.In early March, NYPD opened a hate crime investigation after video emerged of a man spraying Febreze at an Asian man riding the subway.The clip of the attack emerged as NY Governor slammed the Tuesday, calling it "disrespectful" to frontline workers.NYC Mayor has previously clashed with Transit President Sarah Feinburg over how to fix reports of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers being harassed by the homeless.Officials announced Thursday the subways will be closed daily from 1 am to 5 am for cleaning amid the virus pandemic.Cuomo announced Thursday that Subway cars will now be cleaned every 24 hours instead of every 72 hours amid the coronavirus outbreak.“You have to disinfect every place a hand could touch on a subway car. Every rail, every pole, every door,” Cuomo said at a news conference Thursday. “Or, coughing, sneezing, wherever droplets could land.”TopicsComments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed .

The Sun, A News UK CompanyHORRIFYING video shows a man pummeling a subway rider, whom he allegedly blamed for the coronavirus outbreak.The 20-second clip shows the attacker&nbsp;punching the victim at least 40 times on the subway train, as bystanders in masks sit nearby and watch.Video shows a man in a face mask repeatedly hit the subway rider, who was Asian, in the face and head.The victim tries to block the attacker and defend himself as he is repeatedly struck on the Bronx-bound train.At one point in the video, the attacker's mask gets pulled off as he beats on the victim. Passengers on...

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