Irish Minister for Health thinks Covid-19 was named because it's the nineteenth coronavirus

"Remember this is Coronavirus Covid-19. That means there’s been eighteen other coronaviruses and I don’t think they’ve actually successfully found a vaccine for any."

Really shows how incompetent this clown Simon Harris is.
It's no wonder he allowed Italian rugby fans fly into Ireland from the epicentre of one of Europe’s regions worst-hit by the virus and still refuses to implement travel restrictions.
"Sure there's been eighteen of these coronavirus thingies, how bad can this one be....?"

The World Health Organization announced the official designation Covid-19 which stands for Corona Virus Disease 2019.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO, said the organisation was mindful to prevent “stigmatising” names that uses people, places or animals.

Broadcast: 2FM Breakfast with Doireann and Eoghan | 22 Aprl 2020