Minister for health, Simon Harris on RTÉ this morning. Be grand #covid19 pic.twitter.com/FyL4w3GcpK — Norma Burke (@normaburke) April 22, 2020

“Remember this is coronavirus Covid-19, that means there’s been eighteen other coronaviruses and I don’t think they’ve successfully found a vaccine for any.” Minister for Health Simon Harris on RTÉ Radio 2FM earlier.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), COVID 19 stands for, Corona (CO) Virus (VI) Disease (D) and 19(2019).

Good times.

Coronavirus in Ireland – Simon Harris criticised for ‘eighteen other coronaviruses’ gaffe during RTE radio interview (The Irish Sun)

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Thanks Piece of Pi55

Meanwhile…

Here’s the names of the other 18 Covid viruses: pic.twitter.com/F03XRaCNng — MythAddict (@MythAddict) April 22, 2020

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