Avian Flu

[Jolly]

https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/46160-another-million-iowa-hens-lost-to-avian-influenza

[LuFins Dad]

They should wear masks and social distance.

[Aqua Letifer]

Considering everything that's been in the news since March 2020, I propose the following explanation:

It's the Langoliers, except we're all on the flight. Our Earth hit a time rip and now we're just waiting around for the time monsters to consume the rest of it.

Alternative theory: We're Moving On and this is the beginning of the age of Roland's Gilead.