A mother has been caught screaming racist abuse at commuters wearing masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus on a Melbourne train.

A bystander filmed the vile moment the woman yelled at two men to 'go back to your own country' as her young daughter begged for her to stop.

'F*** your face mask, you disease carrying motherf***er,' she yelled.

The disturbing footage comes as more Australians choose to wear masks to protect themselves from COVID-19, which has already infected 3,112, killed 13 and brought the Australian economy to a shuddering halt.

A mother screamed racist abuse at commuters wearing masks, calling them 'disease carriers'

A bystander filmed the moment the woman on the train in Melbourne yelled at two men to 'go back to your own country' as her young daughter begged for her to stop

The video, which has been shared on Reddit, begins with the woman yelling at two young men.

Passengers can be seen walking away, asking: 'How do you get security?'

The woman then screams 'go back to your own country'.

'F*** off to your own country you disease-infected dogs....Australia is my country. I was born and bred. Where are you from? Where are you from?'

One of the men replies, telling her he is from 'this country'.

She then continues to tell him he is not Australian.

'Are you born and bred? Are you a f***ing Abo? You get the f*** out of my country.'

Her daughter can be heard crying, pleading for her to stop.

'Are you as Aussie as me?' the woman asks. 'F** your face mask you disease carrying motherf***er.'

The video, which has been shared on Reddit, begins with the woman yelling at two young men

Passengers can be heard telling the woman to stop. One can be heard on the phone to police.

Others on the train can be heard telling the passengers to 'rise above it, it's not worth it'.

When security board the train the woman yells: 'This c*** is trying to go me.'

The entire train then yells 'no' in unison.

Since the outbreak, there have also been abusive incidents targeting supermarket workers and nurses.

Passengers can be seen walking away saying 'how do you get security?' The woman then screams 'go back to your own country'

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Metro's general manager for passenger experience, Tilly Loughborough said the 'appalling behaviour' had 'no place on trains or anywhere else'.

'We sincerely thank the passengers who intervened and the Protective Services Officers who responded. Victoria Police is now investigating this incident,' she said.

'Anyone who witnesses such behaviour should immediately alert Metro staff via the red emergency button located in trains and on station platforms, or contact police.

'We remind passengers to be kind to one another. Our staff are working hard to deliver an essential service for Melbourne during this difficult time.'

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Victoria Police for comment.