Debunked: Yes, the virus that causes Covid-19 has been isolated and photographed A post on Instagram claims that SARS-CoV-2 has never been isolated. By Stephen McDermott Tuesday 9 Feb 2021, 6:30 AM Feb 9th 2021, 6:30 AM 30,753 Views 0 Comments A POST ON Instagram has claimed that Covid-19 has never been isolated or photographed because it does not exist. The claim is made in a caption beside a photograph of documents from the group Anti-Corruption Ireland, which incorrectly concluded that Covid-19 does not exist following a response to a Freedom of Information request. We previously debunked Anti-Corruption Ireland’s claim here. The caption on the Instagram post states: “Rona [i.e. the coronavirus that causes Covid-19] has never been isolated or photographed. Because it doesn’t exist.”