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Well would you look at that, right in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, we might have ourselves a new disease on the rise! This one's called hantavirus and it originated in China. But before you freak out, just keep in mind that researchers think that this particular disease can only be spread via direct contact with infected rodents, not by human contact. 

In other words, let's focus on defeating coronavirus first and enjoy some entertaining memes about a hypothetical disease that probably won't actually amount to anything.

If it wasn't time to panic before, it certainly is now. Coronavirus has officially spread to most of Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, and doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. Luckily however, if you're not elderly or have an underlying illness, you likely won't die or experience any sort of further complications. So to further help you find some humor in such a dire situation, have some memes!

Normie memes got you down? Find yourself craving spicy memes and edgy comics? This dump's for you. The comics are the right mix of corny and twisted, and the memes are, too. Just don't show your mom. They might upset her.

According to the updated live map tracking the spread of coronavirus, there are currently more than 17,500 people infected worldwide by the virus, with 361 who have already died from the deadly disease. 

But pet owners in China are now even more scared.  

In spite of the claims by the World Health Organisation that it has not seen any evidence of the virus being passed onto cats or dogs, China's top expert for infectious diseases, Prof. Li Lanjuan, warned that pets might also be infected by the deadly virus.  

The coronavirus has left many streets across China empty. It looks like a ghost town out there. There are pictures of vacant subway stations in the middle of the afternoon, and apparently even KFC and Starbucks are closed. Chinese residents are working on maintaining their sanity during lockdown by getting real creative with the indoor activities. Good to see some triumph of the spirit during such a troubling and frightening time. 

We've been providing you with a plethora of coronavirus memes lately, but the following memes are a little more historical for anyone who's sick (heh) of the former. 

So while we all try to stay in doors and avoid catching today's version of the Black Death, here are 15 memes to keep you entertained. They won't help you feel any better about the situation but we're all going to die anyway, so RIP.

And be sure to check out our latest gallery of coronavirus memes for even more dark humor!

The Wuhan Coronavirus claimed its 81st victim today in the Heinan province of China, where the illness has sickened nearly 2,500 people. The SARS-like disease has spread to twelve countries - with five confirmed cases in the United States. The rampant nature of the virus has inspired a lot of health-related anxiety all over the world - with many people making memes about their fears. We've seen a lot of good ones on r/dankmemes, our favorite corner of Reddit, and are happy to present you with the best of the bunch. If the Coronavirus keeps spreading, we can definitely expect to see more where these came from.

The internet was rich with 2020 plague memes around the new year, and with the news of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak, memers are back to the meme drawing board. So, Photoshop. The virus has already sickened hundreds and claimed six lives in China - but the news of the first case in the United States is causing some anxiety. While it's being said that the risk to the public is low, comedy flourishes in times of tension, and the memes are proving to be unstoppable. And that's all good - it's better to laugh at fear than succumb to it. 

Someone on AskReddit asked for immigrants from China to share what they didn't know was censored on the media, until they left China. The resulting insights might put in perspective just how crazy things are over there. 

It turns out that Chinese President Xi Xinping really hates being compared to a cute little children's cartoon. 

If you've been on the internet in the past two days, then you've probably seen the plethora of memes mocking Xi Xinping for supposedly resembling Winnie the Pooh. 

The mockery began all the way back in the summer of 2017 and has escalated to the point that the president decided to ban all caricatures of Winnie the Pooh in China because he hates the comparison that much. 

This of course has only escalated the meme-age and criticism of the Chinese government's censorship tendency. 

Ironic, isn't it?