ABC News released drone footage that shows empty streets in Wuhan, China.
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
— ABC News (@ABC) February 4, 2020
Chinese authorities placed the city under quarantine. Wuhan is called the ghost city now.
The residents of Wuhan mostly stay home and rarely go outside to buy food and masks.
Supermarket staff wear protective clothing.
Scientists think the virus, called 2019-nCov, likely spread from animals to people in a seafood market in Wuhan.
At least, 490 died from novel coronavirus, more than 24 000 are infected.
