Anywhere one may dart the glance these days, the term coronavirus or COVID19 to be precise – seems to leap out at one. All the headlines, memes, viral content seems to centre upon this high infectious pandemic. While some say that there is too much paranoia surrounding the coronavirus others feel that not enough is being done to arrest its spread. Meanwhile, there is the viral coronavirus TikTok dance, panic shopping, dogs doing their bit to arrest the epidemic and even coronavirus porn hogging the headlines.
There have been reports of people buying items such as toilet paper in bulk, leaving store shelves bare. Hashtags such as #ToiletPaperEmergency have been trending.
There have been reports of people buying items such as toilet paper in bulk, leaving store shelves bare. Hashtags such as #ToiletPaperEmergency have been trending.
There have been reports of large stashes of stolen toilet paper being recovered in Hong Kong. And in Australia, apparently this is happening.
People are buying condoms in bulk. They imagine that if condoms can protect against certain other viruses, they will protect against this virus as well. People have been seen to wear them on their hands before touching things like elevator buttons to prevent infection.
This is a TikTok video about a virus and it has gone massively viral across social media platforms. It is about proper handwashing; one of the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus. Even the WHO shared this video with the madly catchy audio track.
These images of the book The Eyes of Darkness have also been widely shared on social media, for the ‘prediction’ made about the ‘Wuhan’ virus; a ‘biological weapon’. Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory after all.
This also caught people's fancy: an Asterix comic with a masked character called… wait for it… Coronavirus!
The inner workings of the human mind will never cease to amaze me; particularly when it comes to things that people find to be a turnon. There has been an uptick in the creation and consumption of porn featuring people with masks on Pornhub.
Where is summer when you want it! This year, the blustery winds and the unseasonal rain are keeping summer at bay when we actually want it for a change.
Businessman and Twitter personality Anand Mahindra had this to say about the spread of COViD19: people remaining indoors and travelling less will have a positive impact on the environment.
Mahindra also shared this short video that seemed to suggest yet another way for people to function from home.
Iran, where the outbreak has been pretty bad, is finding ways to contain the spread – such as temporarily freeing 54,000 prisoners – and dancing – to keep spirits up.
Now in the time of COViD19, we also find that people are finding different ways to greet others – why use hands when you can use feet? There is also the elbow bump or of course the good old Namaste – the cordial, respectful and non-contagious way to say hello.
Will we have virus-appropriate emojis now? Maybe they can remind us how coronavirus is spread and how to avoid doing so: wash hands thoroughly and frequently, avoid crowded places, don’t ignore symptoms.
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