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‘Grand Theft Auto Flu’: is the whole world really taking the day off work to play GTA VI?
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Grand Theft Auto Flu’: is the whole world really taking the day off work to play GTA VI?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Headlines have claimed the release of the first new GTA game in 13 years will hugely affect the global economy on Thursday – but there’s another story that’s been left behind A new pandemic is threatening planet Earth. It’s scheduled to hit 19 November.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘Grand Theft Auto Flu’: is the whole world really taking the day off work to play GTA VI?
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian