Posted on 05/29/2020 8:27:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples, it has been reported.
The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.
According to local media, the animals then snatched COVID-19 blood test samples that had been taken from three patients and fled.
One of the monkeys was later spotted in a tree chewing one of the sample collection kits, the Times of India reported - adding that test samples from the patients had to be taken again.
It is the latest example of the highly intelligent, red-faced rhesus macaques taking advantage of India's nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus.
While they have proved an increasing problem in urban areas of the country in recent years, lockdown measures in the last two months are believed to have emboldened the monkeys.
Reports have shown them congregating in parts of Delhi normally crowded with humans.
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I think I saw something like that in a movie once...or did I just dream it
Shoot to kill,all of them
A literal 12 monkeys.
I’ve seen this movie. It doesn’t end well.
Their monkeys working in their virus labs sound a whole lot smarter than our monkeys working in the CDC labs.
baloney
Sometimes a story comes along that makes one shake their head and think no one could make this stuff up so it must be true.
This is one.
I had to read that headline three times.
Now that you mention it. Fauci does have a bit of that primate look. Similar height too.
It is the latest example of the highly intelligent, red-faced rhesus macaques taking advantage of India's nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus.
As:
It is the latest example of the highly intelligent, red-faced rhesus macaques taking advantage of ( India's nationwide lockdown ) to combat the spread of coronavirus.
interpreting that the monkeys were combatting the disease spread, which made no sense with stealing samples and chewing on them. Then I realized the sentence actually meant:
It is the latest example of the highly intelligent, red-faced rhesus macaques taking advantage of (India's nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus).
meaning the monkeys took over when we surrendered the streets to them.
Had to look to see if it was the BEE.
These monkeys?
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Hmmmm. Well dressed.....serious, studious looking. Could they be Chinese students attending a local university and stealing intellectual property?
Disease tracking at the CDC.
The monkeys stole him/her/it’s homework?
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