The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak created much fear—and a few jokes.
 
“Purée la paranoïa du coronavirus s’étend je vient de toussé devant mon pc il a lancé un scan antivirus…” (“Mash the paranoia of the coronavirus is spreading I just coughed in front of my pc he launched an antivirus scan ...”) was posted on Twitter by Orbillot on March 12, 2020. “La paranoïa face au #Coronavirus gagne du terrain! Je viens de tousser devant mon ordinateur et l’antivirus a fait un scan! #Covid_19” (“Paranoia facing #Coronavirus gain territory! I just coughed in front of my computer and the antivirus did a scan! #Covid_19”) was posted on Twitter by Christian Bergeron on March 12, 2020.
   
“Paranoia has reached absurd stages…I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own #COVID2019” was posted on Twitter by Mandeep Singh on March 14, 2020. “Paranoia reaching absurd levels, just sneezed in front of my laptop & it triggered an antivirus scan!” was posted on Twitter by Dr. Sanjay Arora PhD a few minutes later on March 14, 2020. The joke soon went viral.
 
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China on 1 December 2019, spreading to every province-level administrative division of the country by 29 January 2020. On 30 January, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following an increase in the number of cases outside China.
         
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Orbillot
@ThierryO68
Purée la paranoïa du coronavirus s’étend je vient de toussé devant mon pc il a lancé un scan antivirus…
Translated from French by
Mash the paranoia of the coronavirus is spreading I just coughed in front of my pc he launched an antivirus scan ...
5:17 AM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Christian Bergeron
@Chris_Bergie
La paranoïa face au #Coronavirus gagne du terrain! Je viens de tousser devant mon ordinateur et l’antivirus a fait un scan! #Covid_19
Translated from French by
Paranoia facing #Coronavirus gain territory! I just coughed in front of my computer and the antivirus did a scan! #Covid_19
7:03 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Mandeep Singh
@man_deepsingh
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own
#COVID2019
3:29 AM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
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Dr. Sanjay Arora PhD
@chiefsanjay
Paranoia reaching absurd levels, just sneezed in front of my laptop & it triggered an antivirus scan!
3:47 AM · Mar 14, 2020·TweetDeck
 
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Smooth Operator
@IyerLight
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own Smiling face with sunglassesNerd face🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
3:49 AM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
       
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VIN NAIR
@vinsinners
Paranoia reaching extreme levels!!
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the antivirus immediately started scanning! Face with medical mask
#coronavirus
4:32 AM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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# Mi Fan Subodh chidri also Fan of Abdul hamid PVC
@chidri_subodh
#Koronovirusfear  
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed and coughed in front of my mobile and the anti-virus started an antiviral scan on its own
5:05 AM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Dr.Pritam chandak
@drpritamchandak
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own Smiling face with sunglassesNerd face#Corona
5:14 AM · Mar 14, 2020 from Nagpur, India·Twitter for Android
     
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Paranoia has reached absurd stages… I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own
 
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The Dad Joke Man
@DadJokeMan
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own…
#covidー19uk #coronavirus
9:02 AM · Mar 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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MP
@mpopat
Paranoia has reached absurd stages…
I sneezed in front of my laptop and the anti-virus started a scan on its own. Nerd face
#CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID2019
11:38 AM · Mar 16, 2020 from Mumbai, India·Twitter for iPhone