A TikToker with monkeypox is life-threatening after posting a video of him running fast food and discussing club invites when infected.
Duane Cali in Los Angeles could be seen with his face and arms covered in wounds as he spoke on the social media app about “all these strange threats,” adding that he felt “like Maybe he can’t even go out.”
It is not clear when he became ill. However, it usually lasts two to four weeks Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
People with the virus must avoid close contact with others to prevent the spread of the disease.
“I was invited to the club tonight, but people make all these weird threats… I feel like I can’t even go out. That’s really not cool at all,” he said in a new clip posted over the weekend, still showing evidence of the outbreak on his seemingly healing face.
@duanecali LETS ME OUT IN PEACE…. 😒 #fyp #chill #itsnotthatdeep #duanecali #africa #uk #china #nigeria #losangeles #newyork
♬ Choose yourself – Duane Cali
TikToker with Monkeypox filmed via McDonald’s, Burger King Drive-Thru
The currently going viral Cali claims he is still thinking about the health of others as well as himself after several driving trips to his local McDonald’s and Burger King in California, where the restaurants are located. Officials have declared a state of emergency related to the epidemic virus.
“It’s not an either-or. You can take care of others while at the same time taking care of yourself. Do what’s best for you as long as you don’t harm anyone. I don’t harm anyone. I am very responsible in the process of doing what is best for me,” he captioned another clip.
@duanecali Reply @ long.dong.ting NO!! # pandemic # outside #fyp #chill #relax
♬ Choose yourself – Duane Cali
RadarOnline reports that he has posted two videos in the past week that has resulted in widespread backlash, with one showing him casually drinking a McDonald’s drink in his car and another video can be seen snooping around. sipping from a Burger King cup.
Cali tried to quell protesters by informing them that he used contactless Apple Pay to buy his food after being embarrassed for not ordering through UberEats, GrubHub or Instacart.
He said he doesn’t have any groceries at home and “no one will tell me what to do with my period.”
TikToker called Clout-Chaser to promote music amid monkeypox controversy
The TikToker added that he believes people are “outraged” because it’s “a common thing to do and that a lot of people just jump into the band.
Meanwhile, Cali has also been criticized for trying to promote his music amid a viral controversy, with some accusing him of taking advantage of the situation to seek influence.
He said that for those who criticize him, he doesn’t “want your support” and added that many people won’t listen to his music despite.
“If you’re not really inside, I don’t want your support. It’s fragile. [I don’t care] about your empty opinion,” he wrote on the new TikTok.
@duanecali Replying to @itscleoszn NOOO POLICEEE #dojacat #duanecali #fyp #chooseyourself
♬ Choose yourself – Duane Cali
California has declared a state of emergency for monkeypox, the number of cases has more than doubled in the past two weeks
The KTLA reports that there are now more than 1,100 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, with the number more than doubling in the past two weeks.
However, a health official noted that “the risk of infection in the general population continues to remain very low,” according to RadarOnline.
On Tuesday, San Diego County announced it will distribute an additional 700 vials of the monkeypox vaccine, and it expects an additional 990 vials of the vaccine from the state in the coming weeks, according to a report. NBC San Diego.
Monkeypox causes fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash. The rash starts out as flat nodules, turns into raised bumps, and then fills with fluid. As the CDC reports, some people also develop bumps that look like pimples or blisters before any other symptoms appear.
