What the fuck did I just read?

[tigerwhocametoT]

I'm find it hard to believe this actually happened.

www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/coronavirus-monkeys-escape-with-covid-19-samples-after-attacking-lab-assistant-11996752

I saw someone talking about that on another thread - I assumed they were referencing a crappy disaster film. It's real? Bloody hell!

How did the monkeys even get hold of the sample? Shouldn't the samples be in a secure place it doesn't make sense to me.

Is this like a build up to telling us zombie corona monkeys are a thing now?

@NCbutnotaweirdsextroll it bloody better not come before next year, I’ve had enough pandemics for one year!

Scary thing is... It doesn't even sound that far fetched anymore

Planet of the Apes!

I saw the headline on twitter yesterday and assumed - obviously - that it was a sick joke. But nope!

Absolutely bloody insane.

🦠 🐒 😂

You think that's bad - the super volcano under Yellowstone is causing earthquakes

Super volcano too, huh?
(Wanders off to ,lie in darkened room for a loooooooong time...)

Yea, it's like Planet of the Apes - Contagion.

Blooming hell.

Did you read to the end where is said the undamaged kits were still intact and they don’t think there is any risk of infection?

It's in India, and monkeys get everywhere.

*they don't think there is any infection"

How reassuring or not!! I would have thought the samples would be held securely.

Well, if they're employing monkeys, they should have expected this lol.

How the fuck are monkeys in a testing lab for COVID?

It's in India, and monkeys get everywhere.

Well India has around 130 nuclear missiles, so I hope there's at least 130 places the monkeys can't access...

@whocanibe2day

Well, if they're employing monkeys, they should have expected this lol.

How the fuck are monkeys in a testing lab for COVID?

I should not have laughed as hard as I did at this!

You think that's bad - the super volcano under Yellowstone is causing earthquakes

OMG I think I'll join PP in that dark room if you don't mind. I don't know if I dare google that, I've had enough anxiety over Covid 😰

Ps @ItsAllGoingToBeFine you really should NC if you're going to share info like that 😅

It's not the Corona monkeys you need to worry about, it's what happens 28 days later...

@Dodie66

Did you read to the end where is said the undamaged kits were still intact and they don’t think there is any risk of infection?

Didn't they also say one of the monkeys was munching on a sample kit?

Fuck it.
I'm breaking out the Ben & Jerry's. Surely its time for the good ice cream now.

Have you seen the massive super-swarms of locusts? Trillions of them in India & Africa.

if they're employing monkeys, they should have expected this
They obviously pay peanuts (sorry couldn't resist).

We never saw that twist coming. We all thought 2020 was your bog standard pandemic movie with comedic incompetent government. Turns out we're living through the first installment of planet of the apes.