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Can we not?

This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top panel is a screenshot of a verified X (formerly Twitter) post from BNO News, reporting that a French citizen is in isolation undergoing hantavirus testing after developing mild symptoms, having shared a flight with a woman who died of hantavirus in Johannesburg. The bottom panel is a well-known screenshot from the video game *Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas*, showing protagonist Carl 'CJ' Johnson from behind walking down an alley, with the iconic caption 'Ah shit, here we go again.' The meme conveys exasperation and weary frustration at the announcement of another potential new disease outbreak, in the context of prior global public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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French citizen in isolation and being tested for hantavirus after developing "mild symptoms," health ministry says. The patient was not on the cruise ship but shared a flight with the woman who died of hantavirus in Johannesburg.
Ah shit, here we go again.

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme. The top panel is a screenshot of a verified X (formerly Twitter) post from BNO News, reporting that a French citizen is in isolation undergoing hantavirus testing after developing mild symptoms, having shared a flight with a woman who died of hantavirus in Johannesburg. The bottom panel is a well-known screenshot from the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, showing protagonist Carl 'CJ' Johnson from behind walking down an alley, with the iconic caption 'Ah shit, here we go again.' The meme conveys exasperation and weary frustration at the announcement of another potential new disease outbreak, in the context of prior global public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit as a user-created meme with the title 'Can we not?'. It combines a real public news post from the BNO News X (Twitter) account, a popular breaking news source, with the ubiquitous 'Ah shit, here we go again' reaction meme format originating from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is widely used online to express annoyance at the start of an unwanted, repetitive event.

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