According to Reuters reported on March 4th, British Prince William during the first official visit to Ireland, asked whether the first aid staff think the media exaggerated the spread of New Coronavirus.
On the evening of March 3rd, the British ambassador to Ireland held a reception at the Guinness brewery in Dublin. Prince William joked at the meeting and said that he and his wife Kate were spreading New Coronavirus.
He said to the first responders at the meeting, 'I bet everyone will say & lsquo; I was infected with COVID-19, and I was dying ’ And you say & lsquo; No, you just cough & rsquo
He continued, "is New Coronavirus's drama very dramatic at present? Do you think the media is a little hype? "
So far, however, 51 cases of COVID-19 pneumonia have been reported in the United Kingdom. The British government issued an action plan on March 3, warning that more than one fifth of employees may lose their jobs at the worst of the epidemic. Ireland currently has two confirmed cases.
Prince William joked in the activity, "by the way, the Duke of Cambridge (Prince William and his wife) are spreading COVID-19! I'm sorry! We have been paying attention to this matter, so if we need to stop (spread), we must tell us! "
But netizens obviously did not buy Prince William's ridicule during the epidemic. Some people thought it was not funny. Others criticized that COVID-19 had killed many people and what compassion had gone there.
It is reported that Prince William and his wife paid an official visit to the Republic of Ireland for the first time to strengthen relations between the two neighbouring countries. Before Britain left the EU, relations between the two countries were affected by tense and long negotiations.
March 4 is the second day of Prince William and Princess Kate's trip to Ireland.