Irene Hewitson attended an anti-lockdown protest in Durham today
It has been reported that a County Durham councillor has said that Covid-19 is fake.
The Independent member of Great Aycliffe Town Council, Irene Hewitson, made her comments on camera to ChronicleLive during an anti-lockdown protest in Durham.
In an interview she said: "We're being locked down over a fake virus. I don't believe the virus exists. When my neighbours, relatives, friends and work people are dying around me then I'll believe it's true.
"I've got a friend who works in the Nightingale Hospital and they've never had one patient. They've been cleaning a hospital for six months. It's absolutely disgusting."
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