The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic made some jokesters think of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), who they renamed “Drycoughsky.”
 
Margot wrote on Twitter on March 14, 2020:
   
“Ladies and gentleman, 10yo has just made up a joke. Please let him know how funny you found it. Be kind, he’s 10!
Which composer got the coronavirus?
DryCoughsky”
 
The tweet received over 192,000 likes. “Who is a Covid-19 patient’s favorite composer? Drycoughsky” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on June 2, 2020.
 
“What do you call a Russian with Covid?”/“Kalashnicough” and “What do you call a Russian with Covid?”/“Nastikof” are other Russian name jokes.
     
   
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.
 
Wikipedia: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (English: /tʃaɪˈkɒfski/ chy-KOF-skee; Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, tr. Pëtr Ilʹič Čajkovskij, IPA: [pʲɵtr ɪlʲˈjitɕ tɕɪjˈkofskʲɪj] (About this soundlisten); 7 May [O.S. 25 April] 1840 – 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, which was bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States. He was honored in 1884 by Tsar Alexander III and awarded a lifetime pension.
     
Twitter
Margot
@BloodyMargot
Ladies and gentleman, 10yo has just made up a joke.
Please let him know how funny you found it. Be kind, he’s 10!
Which composer got the coronavirus?
DryCoughsky
5:45 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Jokes UK
@jokesuk
Which composer got the corona virus?
DryCoughsky
1:31 PM · Mar 15, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
Tony Froggy Walker Sergenko
March 15, 2020 ·
Which composer got the coronavirus?
DryCoughsky☠️👈🙃
     
Twitter
SakuRainbow
@cantate7
Replying to @BloodyMargot
As an elementary music teacher, I appreciate this joke. You have to know something about music to come up with it. Did Drycoughsky write “Peter and the Virus”?
4:55 PM · Mar 15, 2020·Twitter for iPad
 
Facebook
Matt Sambito
March 16, 2020 ·
Which composer got the coronavirus?
DryCoughsky
   
Twitter
QT@Anon
@QTAnon1
Which composer got the corona virus?
DryCoughsky
4:13 AM · Apr 18, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/kushkrusade June 2, 2020
Who is a Covid-19 patient’s favorite composer?
Drycoughsky