“I thought I had Covid-19 because I couldn’t breathe. Then I unbuttoned my pants and it was OK”

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Entry from May 24, 2020

“I thought I had Covid-19 because I couldn’t breathe. Then I unbuttoned my pants and it was OK”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made people conscious of their breathing.

“At first, I thought I had Covid 19 because I couldn’t breathe. Then I unbuttoned my pants and it was all ok” was posted on Twitter by Mukesh Gurnani on May 22, 2020. “AT first, I thought I had covid because I couldn’t breathe .... Then I unbuttoned my pants and it was all OK” was posted on Facebook Rodiah Bassierby on May 23, 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.

Twitter
Mukesh Gurnani
@mookieefuzz
At first, I thought I had Covid 19
because I couldn’t breathe.
Then I unbuttoned my pants
and it was all ok.
#babajikimeher #thankyou #babaji #aatmanirbharbharat #COVIDー19 #gasproblems
9:40 AM · May 22, 2020 from Jaipur, India·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
Rodiah Bassier
May 23, 2020 ·
AT first, I thought I had covid because I couldn’t breathe ....
Then I unbuttoned my pants and it was all OK.

Twitter
Chris Brower
@cbrower2141
I thought I had Covid-19 bc couldnt breathe…but then unbuttoned my pants and was ok
11:55 AM · May 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Facebook
Kaila Mackenzie
May 23, 2020 ·
At first I thought I had COVID because I couldn’t breathe…. then I unbuttoned my pants and it was all okay..

Facebook
A.T. Gonzales
May 23, 2020 ·
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HAD COVID
BECAUSE I COULD’NT BREATHE!
THEN I UNBUTTONED MY PANTS
AND I WAS OK! 😳🙄🥺😳😳😳

Twitter
Miss Kim
@Miss_Kim_H
At first I thought I had COVID19 as I couldn’t breathe!
Then I unbuttoned my pants and all was okay…
10:33 PM · May 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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