The 'Shut Down Everything' meme originates from the 2008 Flash game Pandemic II, where players attempted to infect the world with a custom virus. Madagascar became an infamous obstacle because its single port would often close at the first sign of a sneeze in a distant country, making the island virtually impossible to infect. The meme features a fictionalized President of Madagascar reacting with extreme measures to minor threats. It serves as the definitive internet shorthand for overreacting to a situation or implementing a total lockdown, and it saw a massive resurgence in relevance during global health events and shipping disruptions.