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Monkeys mobbed an Indian health worker near Delhi and made off with blood samples from coronaviru­s tests. They were later recovered undamaged.

@_jhoesharke­y

tweeetedl “Not to alarm anyone, but we’re now in the opening scene of 28 Days Later.”

responded: “It’s far too early for us to go full 28 Days Later, I had this pencilled in for July. We all know that June is Cannibal Rat Month.”

said: “Anyone else hearing about the monkeys escaping from the lab with virus samples like 28 Days Later and actually feeling hopeful that we might get a zombie apocalypse to replace capitalism with, because honestly, it would be an improvemen­t!”

tweeted: “Scientists: ‘We will get you a cure.’ Later: ‘We stored our coronaviru­s next to the disgruntle­d monkeys, you’re getting Planet of the Apes’.”

@thecolleen­cg

@Skyecity

@Jimmfelton

@classiclib­3ral

replied: “Come on don’t act like we haven’t all left some virus samples near our disgruntle­d monkeys a couple of times?”

@Thesourcel­ocator

said: “I, for one, welcome our new monkey overlords.”

japed: “Calm DOWN, folks: everything is OK. The monkeys are holding a press conference at the very same lab just now, and I am being informed as we speak that they behaved legally and reasonably, and they would appreciate it if we all moved on so we can fight this coronaviru­s together.”

@bloggerhea­ds

@leelloyd

said: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

said: “Ban animal testing now.”

said: “Oh come on, we’re already in the middle of like 37 disaster movies as it is.”

@up_democracy

@vexwerewol­f

@Robbielync­h1995

said: “Scientists: ‘It’s absurd to believe that the Wuhan labs security was breached to the extent that this virus was unintentio­nally released from that lab.’ Also scientists .... ”

said: “I’m hoping the monkeys put themselves up for election in the UK and improve the political landscape here.”

added: “2020 continues to be mad. It seems like everything in history has happened this year.”

@Robmik

@Khanur199

@st3v3npark­er

reckoned: “And they’ll probably find a cure before us.”

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