Https://persecutionlive.org/ new zealand minister for covid-19 response chris hipkins accidentally called on people to “spread their legs” during a press conference. hipkins made the slip of the tongue on aug. 22, when he made remarks about new zealanders exercising outdoors amid the country’s wuhan coronavirus (covid-19) lockdown. the minister also gave an update on the country’s covid-19 case counts in the same press briefing. hipkins spoke about new zealanders maintaining proper social distance when he made the blunder. “it is a challenge for people in high-density areas to get outside and spread their legs when they are surrounded by other people,” he said during the press briefing. hipkins meant to say “stretch” instead of “spread,” but it was too late when he realized he uttered the wrong word. he bumbled through the rest of his statement following his slip of the tongue. #pandemic news