"On 6 February 2020, radio DJ Lex Gaarthuis presented his Carnaval song ""Voorkomen is beter dan Chinezen"" (a pun on the proverb Voorkomen is beter dan genezen – ""prevention is better than cure"" – with Chinezen referring to both Chinese people and eating Chinese food) on national radio station Radio 10 under his alter ego Toon, which includes the lyrics ""we can't have the virus in our country, it is all caused by these stinking Chinese people"" and ""don't eat Chinese food."""