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VIDEO. Coronavirus: inside Wuhan, ghost town

2/3/2020, 7:40:20 PM


The coronavirus emptied the streets of Wuhan of its inhabitants. Vladimir Markov, Russian expatriate in the ghost town, tells about life in the town

He missed a chance to leave Wuhan and escape the epicenter of the epidemic that is blowing panic over China. Vladimir Markov, thought to celebrate the Chinese New Year on the Vietnamese beaches, he found himself stuck, placed in quarantine in the home city of the coronavirus.

This Russian expatriate took advantage of his free time to film life in Wuhan. Deserted streets and lead silence, it gives an account of the atmosphere which reigns in the city.

The number of confirmed deaths from 2019-nCoV coronavirus has increased to 361 deaths. According to Chinese government figures, around 17,300 people have been infected.