Man named Kovid insists he's not a virus
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
A man named Kovid Kapoor went viral on social media after he tweeted that he is not a virus and has been Kovid since 1990.

Kovid Kapoor recently went viral on social media after he insisted that he's not a virus.
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Kapoor posted that he had travelled outside India for the first time since the start of the pandemic "and got a bunch of people amused by my name".
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He said he mostly uses a fake name after employees at Starbucks burst out laughing when they heard his name for the first time.
He wrote in a tweet that he feels like a mini-celebrity.
My name is Kovid and I'm not a virus 🙄#COVID2019 #coronavirusus
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) February 12, 2020
The Kovid + Corona joke that noone ever seems to stop talking about. 🍺 pic.twitter.com/cJ5VsHzhD0
— Kovid Kapoor (@kovidkapoor) January 5, 2022
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