Update: McGregor clarified that his aunt did not die from Coronavirus. She just happened to pass away. He released a statement, “I want to clear up that it has been confirmed she was not a victim of Coronavirus. I am grateful for the kind wishes and sympathy for my Auntie’s passing. As we prepare for her funeral, I know that many of us will confront the virus in the weeks ahead. As I gather with my family, I ask you all to make an extra effort to be there for friends and family during the stressful days ahead.”
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor went on social media to notify his followers that his aunt has passed away from the Coronavirus.
Right before he was about to go on live television, McGregor heard the message that his aunt died.
“I get a phone call telling me that my lovely little auntie Anne had passed away,” said McGregor to the South Morning China Post. “I couldn’t go live any more. My poor little friendly loving auntie. My mother’s sister. This stupid..virus. What…is happening.”
The two-time champion who goes by the Notorious One encouraged people to practice proper hygiene.
“The good habits we will have now gained from this wild Covid-19 attack will see us too strong in future,” continued McGregor.
“Hand hygiene. Touching of own face hygiene. Consistent thorough cleaning of handled areas hygiene. What we should really be all doing anyway.” He also spoke about how strenuous his training regime is causing him to be more susceptible to illness. “I’d train my ass off, to the point of low immunity. It’s inevitable with the intensity of the training. The immune system will be tested. I would float around in this manner, and always end up catching little colds and flus. I feel bullet proof right now though!”
McGregor is just one of the celebrities affected by the spreading pandemic. It was confirmed that actor Tom Hanks and his wife have the virus. Over the weekend, many people speculated that Donald Trump was exposed to the virus when he took a photo with a Brazilian official that tested positive.
Trump declared a national emergency and is demanding that gatherings with more than 250 people be postponed or canceled.
