A former UKIP MEP who defended people saying ‘Chinese virus’ is less happy this is happening with the new Covid-19 strain

Spare a thought – not really – for former UKIP MEP Roger Helmer who’s not happy – not happy at all – with people saying this about the new coronavirus strain.

Can we please stop referring to new-variant Covid as “originating in the UK”. It was FIRST IDENTIFIED in the UK, which is an entirely different thing.

— Roger Helmer (@RogerHelmerMEP) December 28, 2020

Could it be the same Roger Helmer who said this just a little while back about Donald Trump and his enthusiasm for calling Covid-19 the ‘Chinese virus’? Of course it could.

It was spotted by James Loxley – @oldnorthroad – over on Twitter who subsequently went wildly viral …

How it started How it’s going#EnglishVirus pic.twitter.com/vMo9FlO73w

— James 💜 Loxley (@oldnorthroad) December 29, 2020

… while over on Reddit tequilanoodles said: ‘I never thought they’d name a virus after MY country!’

Here are just a few of the things people said about it.

I agree it was nothing to do with Scotland, Wales or Ireland. Let’s compromise and just call it the “English virus”! #EnglishVirus

— Tom Dickson (@TomDickson16) December 29, 2020

Chef-fuckin-kiss. https://t.co/4DrdECYNvy

— Derek from Milk Barn Farm (@fraying) December 29, 2020

It is almost like…it’s not about the principal of the thing, but more about nationalistic exceptionality (and using whatever principal works in the moment)

— Pollik (@Pollik) December 29, 2020

Life comes at you fast, faster if you’re stupid… https://t.co/M6eyw7tERW

— Jake Williams (@MalwareJake) December 29, 2020

I’m also worried that Roger thinks viruses are a type of food.

— Ed Round 🔶🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@EdMRound) December 29, 2020

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“Roger Helmer Reacts” is a great Twitter account taking the piss out of the (now former) UKIP MEP

Source Twitter @oldnorthroad Reddit u/tequilanoodles