A deadly virus was all it took to bring a part of China to a standstill. The sky is gloomy, the air is weighted with infection and the last breaths taken by hundreds who succumbed to the virus invasion. The streets are empty with not a soul to whisper to.

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Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak looks nothing short of the deserted ghost towns we have witnessed so many times in those zombie movies.

Streets are empty in Wuhan, city of 11 million people and the epicenter of the #CoronavirusOutbreak, as Chinese officials enforce a lockdown to try to contain the virusâs spread. All flights, trains and buses leaving the city have been canceled; public transit is suspended#virus pic.twitter.com/RjVZRfAtDG

â Wuhan Corona Virus News (@famous9_vlogs) February 3, 2020

As the death toll due to the outbreak continues to rise steadily in China, the lockdown in Wuhan seems all the more heavy. Drone videos and pictures from the city have surfaced online since and they are so eerie, it will give you chills once you understand the extent of the quarantine.

Itâs Friday in Wuhan and Iâm stepping out for a while. Weâre a week into the lockdown, and in some ways the city â at least this part of it â feels more sci-fi deserted than ever. Thereâs much more actual news on the Timesâ live briefing. https://t.co/r1surJCdNR pic.twitter.com/y4xuN2JCWL

â Chris Buckley å¨ç¾äº® (@ChuBailiang) January 31, 2020

As the cityâs 11 million inhabitants live in quarantine, the pictures reek of isolation and fear that so many are living under in order to protect themselves from contracting the illness.

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It has been more than two weeks since the Chinese government called for a lockdown in Wuhan on January 23rd. With even public transportation brought to a stop, it is being called the biggest quarantine in human history.

Drone footage shows almost empty streets in typically bustling Wuhan, China, amid a citywide lockdown over the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The viral outbreak has infected more than 20,600 people globally. https://t.co/K9g7lCir38 pic.twitter.com/ZctumKNM1Q

â ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2020

 

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China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in âWartimeâ Battle With Coronavirus - The New York Times https://t.co/pTigLrDaw1 #wuhanpneumonia #coronavirus #nCoV2019 pic.twitter.com/0xHk8FQCCw

â Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV (@PneumoniaWuhan) February 7, 2020

China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in âWartimeâ Battle With Coronavirus - The New York Times https://t.co/pTigLrDaw1 #wuhanpneumonia #coronavirus #nCoV2019 pic.twitter.com/0xHk8FQCCw

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