The novel coronavirus has claimed over 1,600 lives so far and the number of infected people has reached around 69,000 as of today morning, according to news reports. 

The disease, which is officially now called COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China and now many cities around the area have been locked down. The residents have been asked to stay indoors as a precautionary measure.  

Therefore people are engaging in different ways to keep themselves entertained during the lockdown. Recently, a video of a man running inside his apartment to stay fit has surfaced on the internet.

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Pan Shancu, a 44-year old massage therapist and marathon runner from Hangzhou China, as per the reports, ran 6,250 laps inside his apartment.

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How "spectacular" does a live running broadcast have to attract 250,000 views?

Pan Shancu, a marathon runner from Hangzhou , China, achieved it while on lockdown during the #coronavirus outbreak. https://t.co/CTRFQkQMrj pic.twitter.com/JOIMyIMWNh

â CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) February 15, 2020

According to Business Insider, he said, âI have not been outside for many days, today I cannot bear sitting down anymore! Letâs run laps around the two massage tables in the room, then! One lap is about 8 meters â I ran 50km, did it in 4:48:44, sweated all over, feels great!â

âI felt a little dizzy at first, but you get used to it after you circle many times. Running is like an addiction. If you donât run for a long time, you get itchy feet,â he added.

Check out some of the reactions here:

Thatâs true too!

⦠while his neighbours are driven insane by the thumping.

â HJ Blease (@Jay_Blease) February 15, 2020

Whatâs your excuse?

A crisp 9:19 per mile.. He passed through the marathon in circa: four hours, four minutes, six seconds.

â Tom Cuffe (@TomCuffe13) February 15, 2020

Thatâs the key.

Way to stay positive! I hope the apartment floors in China are better than in America for the sake of his downstairs neighbor. We hear everything over here.

â Anon (@Anoncomment1) February 13, 2020

So true.

The dedication

â COOOLANTO // Anthony Nguyen (@OFFICIALLYCOOOL) February 13, 2020

A lot of dedication.

Thatâs dedication

â Yellow Brick Road West End (@YBRWestEnd) February 13, 2020

Indeed.

King

â nude rat fan acct (@daleyclimax2) February 13, 2020

All we need is a lot of motivation and little baby steps to accomplish our goals in life. This man is a living example of achieving his aims and not giving up easily. Just a little bit of consistency every day and youâll get there too!

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