Jon-Bernard Kairouz, the TikTok comedian who shot to fame during Sydney’s Covid-19 outbreak, has a message for Daniel Andrews.
TikTok comedian Jon-Bernard Kairouz is out of hospital and in the thick of it as Sydney reopens and punters head to the races.
Mr Kairouz, who shot to fame for correctly “predicting” NSW’s daily case numbers, was hospitalised with Covid-19 a month ago.
The outspoken 24-year-old, who previously attended an anti-lockdown rally in the Sydney CBD, was hospitalised alongside his father Richard at Kogarah’s St George Hospital.
In a new video uploaded to his social media channels, Mr Kairouz interviews racegoers at The Everest at Royal Randwick, including one with some strong views about Sydney reopening before Melbourne.
“What would you have to say to (Victorian Premier) Dan Andrews because we’re out and about enjoying ourselves with the boys and he’s breaking world records in lockdown? What would you say to Dan Andrews in Melbourne?” he asked one punter.
The man responded: “Dan Andrews, sort your s*** out mate, we’re all working hard for you to make money, we’re all over it.”
“I’m inclined to agree,” Mr Kairouz said.
But in the comments, social media users were more interested in Kairouz’s Covid-19 journey.
“Are you ever going to comment on being in hospital with covid?” one person asked.
Another asked whether it was a requirement to be vaccinated to attend the races.
“Aren’t you supposed to be jabbed to go there?” the user commented on Instagram.
According to NSW Health, having Covid-19 does not mean you can’t have a Covid-19 vaccine but it is recommended that vaccination be deferred for up to six months.
If it is deferred, doctors can authorise a temporary exemption from vaccination.
Mr Kairouz’ father had been battling Covid-19 since September 4 and was placed into an induced coma in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
The 24-year-old has grown in popularity after producing a series of videos “predicting” NSW’s daily covid figures the day before they were released.
It was believed a source within the NSW government had been feeding him the figures before the public.
Weeks later he would appear at an anti-lockdown rally on George Street in the Sydney CBD where footage showed him speaking to the crowd through a megaphone.
He was charged with inciting others at the July 24 protest and attended Bankstown Local Court but pleaded not guilty.
Mr Kairouz is charged with two counts of not comply with noticed direction/Covid-19 and encourage commission of crime.
Mr Kairouz had even dubbed himself “the people’s premier” as he spoke to a cheering sea of people waving Australian flags and holding signs decrying masks and vaccines during the protest.
“I must say I’ve crunched the numbers, I don’t think the cases are going to go up tomorrow,” he told the crowd.
“But from what I’ve calculated there’s over 50,000 people here today.”
The next day, NSW Police detectives attended Mr Kairouz’s home and issued him with a PIN (penalty infringement notice) for attending the protest.
Footage released by police showed him dressed in a blue NSW Rugby League team T-shirt with the name of the club’s sponsor “Brydens Lawyers” emblazoned on it, while standing outside a home in Sydney suburb of Belmore.
Mr Kairouz, who appeared nonchalant and told the detectives to “take it easy”, later deleted footage taken at the CBD protest from his Instagram account.
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