Two people have been filmed in the midst of a bitter argument over a single cough as coronavirus fears grip the country.

A woman passenger on a Sydney train appeared to cough without properly covering her face, prompting the man sitting opposite to remove his sunglasses and call the act “disgusting”.

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The woman attempts to defend herself, saying: “I did not open my mouth when I coughed. I coughed inside my mouth”.

“That’s disgusting,” the man responded.

“Yeah, well you’re disgusting too,” the woman said.

‘Are you serious?’

The woman then leans towards the man and coughs again in his direction.

“Are you serious? Did you just cough at me?” he says.

“Yeah. I don’t have a pandemic,” the woman said, before calling the man a “bully”.

He then asks the woman whether she’s a doctor, before suggesting the government’s current advice is to “cover your mouth when you cough”.

The women were seen brawling in Chullora Woolworths. Credit: Twitter

The vision of the incident - which occurred on a Sydney train - was shared by ABC reporter Andy Park on Monday.

It follows a violent brawl over toilet paper at a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney’s southwest which led to two women being charged with affray.

A video of the incident went viral on social media and showed a group of women pushing, yelling and fighting over a jumbo pack of the prized good.

‘Motto of mateship’

Asked about the vision, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said this is not a time to overreact.

“It’s not a situation for being rude or offensive to people who you come into contact with on public transport, or otherwise,” he said.

File image of NSW Minister for Heath Brad Hazzard. Credit: JAMES GOURLEY / AAPIMAGE

“Australia does it best when people actually remember the motto of mateship.

“We’re all in this together.

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“We’re doing pretty well but just be polite and be courteous and careful, particularly if you have a cough or a cold.”