“What’s the difference between COVID-19 and Romeo & Juliet?”/“Coronavirus & Verona Crisis.”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemi shouldn’t be confused with Romeo and Juliet (a Verona crisis), but there are jokes. “You’ve heard a lot about corona virus, get ready to learn about a Verona crisis!” was posted on Twitter by The Bud Lite Penguin’s distant step-father on February 29, 2020.
   
A riddle was posted on Twitter by Julian Lee on March 14, 2020:
   
Q: What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet?
A: One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis.
 
 
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: Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.
           
Twitter
The Bud Lite Penguin’s distant step-father
@bigbosscottross
All high school English teachers currently starting Romeo & Juliet with their classes are legally required to say “You’ve heard a lot about corona virus, get ready to learn about a Verona crisis!”
9:17 PM · Feb 29, 2020·Twitter Web App
         
Twitter
Sam Legere
@samlegere
Just finished Romeo and Juliet. The original Verona Crisis.
10:38 AM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Adam Penning
@Adam_Penning
Replying to @socialhotcake
In Italy, Corona Virus
causes Verona Crisis.
12:33 PM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Julian Lee
@JulianLeeComedy
What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet?
One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis.
11:16 AM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Emily Zanotti
@emzanotti
What’s the difference between Covid-19 and Romeo & Juliet?
One’s a coronavirus and the other is a Verona crisis.
(I stole this and I’m not even sorry)
5:24 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Cleanjokes
Posted by u/JayWTBF March 18, 2020
How are Romeo and Juliet like the current pandemic?
One’s a Corona Virus the other is a Verona Crisis.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/clifwith1f March 20, 2020
What’s the difference between COVID-19 and Romeo & Juliet?
One’s a Coronavirus and the other is a Verona crisis
     
Yahoo! Lifestyle
22 Coronavirus Jokes to Retrain Your Face How to Smile
Emily Kelleher
March 20, 2020, 3:21 PM EDT
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1. What’s the difference between COVID-19 and Romeo and Juliet? One’s the coronavirus and the other is a Verona crisis.
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/HeroicSpartan16 April 15, 2020
What’s the difference between CoVID-19 and Romeo and Juliet?
One’s a Coronavirus, the other is a Verona Crisis.