“Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic had many people wanting to “uninstall” 2020.
     
“Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus” was posted on Facebook by Anson Sound-of Fujun on March 14, 2020. “Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again? This version has a virus” was posted on Twitter by Varun Deva on March 24, 2020, and Twitter by Derik Fein on March 29, 2020.
   
The joke has been printed on many images.
     
“Can we try turning the country off and on again?” is a related joke.
   
   
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.
         
Twitter
LNG, PhD
@lngriffin25
Maybe we could uninstall 2020 and run with 2019 for a bit, then reinstall.
6:38 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Rayyanu
@Raybil_39
Can we uninstall 2020?
4:37 AM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Facebook
Anson Sound-of Fujun
March 14, 2020 ·
Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? I believe it has a virus.
 
Twitter
Eyes
@maelyyycyrus
I just wanna uninstall 2020 because of the bug named corona that keeps on crashing it.
GIF
10:16 PM · Mar 14, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
Twitter
ℍ𝕌𝔻𝔸
@ixxhuda
can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it? i believe it has a virus.
12:10 PM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Facebook
Sam Utecht‎ to The Coronavirus Lockdown 2020
March 21, 2020 ·
Can we uninstall 2020 and reinstall it?? I believe it has a virus.
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/zachmann99 March 23, 2020
We need to uninstall 2020 and then try reinstalling it
The current version has a nasty virus
     
Twitter
Varun Deva
@VarunDeva
Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again?
This version has a virus
#CoronavirusLockdown #coronaupdatesindia #Coronaindia
11:15 AM · Mar 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Illiteraytion March 25, 2020
Can we uninstall 2020 and re-install it?
I think it has a virus.
 
Twitter
Derik Fein
@DerikFein
Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again? This version has a virus.
4:28 PM · Mar 29, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
J o n a t h a n
@JonathanJoly
Anyone know how to uninstall 2020 and download it again? It has a virus!
9:30 AM · Mar 31, 2020·Tweetbot for Mac
 
Twitter
Soheil
@Darkdh_boy
Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again?
This version has a virus.
6:08 PM · Apr 25, 2020·Twitter for Android