'Could 2020 get any less weirder?' moan netizens as '#Bubonicplague' trends on Twitter

While the entire world is battling with the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern China has released an alert after suspecting a Bubonic plague. The suspected Bubonic plague case was reported in a hospital in Bayannur, China and the city later announced a level III warning of plague control and prevention. As soon as the news broke the internet, Twitter was abuzz with netizens bemoaning yet another probable pandemic. 

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Twitterati react to China's bubonic plague 2020

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Bubonic plague is a type of bacterial disease that is spread by fleas who live on wild rodents such as marmots. It can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if they're not treated in time. The confirmed cases of bubonic plague are a 27-year-old resident and his 17-year-old brother and both of them are being treated at two separate hospitals. Also, a sum total of 146 people who had been in contact with contracted have also been treated at local hospitals, suggest reports by an online portal.

After suspecting the bubonic plague case on Saturday, the local health authority of Bayannur announced that the warning period will continue by the end of 2020. Meanwhile, Twitterati took to the micro-blogging platform to react to yet another bad news of 2020, but in a rather unique way. The hashtag '#bubonicplague' was also trending on Twitter as many expressed their concern while several others shared some hilarious memes to react to China's bubonic plague warning.

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While one user wrote, "Oh great. Now, it’s the PLAGUE. #China confirms a case of #BubonicPlague, a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents. It can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if not treated in time. Could 2020 be any weirder?" another wrote, "Oh sure....... Why not??? #bubonicplague........ ...... 2020 really is turning out to be a corker. (sic)". Check out Twitterati's reaction below:

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Meanwhile, there were reports about a type of swine-flu 'G4' from China which broke the internet a couple of days back. The Neerja actor Sonam Kapoor had taken to her Instagram stories to react to the news as she wrote, "I've had a version of the swine flu... I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. It's one of the most difficult things I've gone through. I hope this isn't true. (sic)". Check out her post below:

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