The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and then spread to infect large numbers of people in Italy and the United States. Many people have compared this pattern to the story of pasta.
 
“The #coronavirus is a little like #pasta… Discovered in China & picked up by the Italians” (and also the French, “Le coronavirus c’est un peu comme les pâtes. Découvertes en Chine et repris par les italiens”) was posted on Twitter by Penelope Gallant on February 25, 2010.  “The coronavirus is like pasta, discovered in China and taken over by the Italians” was posted on Twitter by 12shitpost later on February 25, 2020.
 
“Corona virus. It’s like pasta. Made by the Chinese. Spread by the Italians. Made unreasonably large by the Americans” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on March 28, 2020.
 
 
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
 
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Penelope Gallant
@pleasingnonna
The #coronavirus is a little like #pasta… Discovered in China & picked up by the Italians.
#italiandrama #travel #health
(“Le coronavirus c’est un peu comme les pâtes. Découvertes en Chine et repris par les italiens” is shown.—ed.)
6:46 AM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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12shitpost
@12_shitpost
the coronavirus is like pasta, discovered in China and taken over by the Italians
1:09 PM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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LE CID
@NICOCHAB
#coronavirus is like pasta : discovered in #China and developed in #italy #coronaviruschina #coronavirusitalIa
1:44 PM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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BP W𝐨𝐨ky
@Wooky_BEL
Le #Coronavirus c’est un peu comme les pâtes. Découvertes en Chine et repris par les Italiens.
Translated from French by
The #Coronavirus it’s a bit like pasta. Discoveries in China and taken over by the Italians.
2:14 PM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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Bettina Cotti-Piccinelli Rabolt
@BettinaCotti
A friend send me that : corona virus is a bit like pasta, discovered in China and taken back by Italians!
2:19 PM · Feb 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Cristiano
@tichiavila
Corona virus is like Pasta. The Chinese invented it, but the Italians spread it all over the world.
5:48 PM · Feb 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/grandeabobora March 1, 2020
Coronavirus is like pasta
It emerged in China, but Italy spread it to the world
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/uriar March 6, 2020
Corona virus is just like pasta
The Chinese invented it but the Italians will spread it all over the world.
 
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VIN NAIR
@vinsinners
Coronavirus is like pasta. The Chinese invented it but the Italians are spreading it around!
#coronavirus
3:17 AM · Mar 7, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
Reddit—DarkJokeCentral
Posted by u/edwardshirohige March 8, 2020
I’m Deceased
Corona virus is like pasta.
The Chinese invented it but, the Italians are going to spread it across the world.
   
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/alessiodotcom March 10, 2020
Corona virus is much like pasta
Invented by the Chinese.
Spread by the Italians.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/karma_dumpster March 28, 2020
Corona virus
It’s like pasta.
Made by the Chinese.
Spread by the Italians.
Made unreasonably large by the Americans.
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Suggestion: On your next repost, substitute the word “supersized.”