MonkeyOvid whingefest

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This week, the first two cases of monkeypox were detected in Japan less than 20 kms from where I live. What's more, the bigger picture is the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of monkeypox a global health emergency. 

Also, in the past week in Japan (a.k.a. the "Land of the Rising Omicron BA.5 Variant") medical authorities tallied nearly one million new COVID-19 cases. That means BA.5 is gaining traction here faster than anywhere else in the world.

One encouraging note is it appears there are no existing cases of anyone infected with Covid-19 and monkeypox at the same time. 

Graphic credit: CartoonArts via Bloomberg.com

Overall, I'm not ready to put on my big boy pants and deal with this endless cavalcade of infectious disease shit.

With our bad luck of late, maybe the random asteroids-possible-hitting-the-Earth reports published in questionable websites might actually come true. Is a meteor the size of Manhattan destined to hit Yokohama and Tokyo?  Ker-blam!

Add in "RealFeel" temperatures approaching 40 degrees for days on end. Can the crap news get any crappier?

Oi! Two and a half years into the pandemic. Now this new twist in the mix. I feel like…

Waa! Waa!

Somebody call me a Wambulance!

Thus ends my rage against the state of the world in this whingefest post.