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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:30 AM Jan 2020

Drone footage of Wuhan:

Ghost town.

Drone images by @AFPTV journalist @LeoRamirezAFP in Wuhan, shows how deserted the central Chinese city has become under lockdown over the #coronavirus






I know we’re all skeptical of news and footage from dubious sources - AFP is new to me, so I checked it on this site and it looks legit

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/?s=AP

Their reporter, Leo Ramirez, is based in Beijing: https://mobile.twitter.com/LeoRamirezAFP
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Drone footage of Wuhan: (Original Post) Leghorn21 Jan 2020 OP
AFP is definitely legit. They're the world's oldest news agency. Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #1
And during Chinese/Lunar New Year too. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #2
Holy crap. It's like an H-bomb hit the place. SunSeeker Jan 2020 #3
Some kind of bio bomb did- James48 Jan 2020 #4
This is bonkers Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #8
Well, "Daily Mail" makes me skeptical MH1 Jan 2020 #13
I'm thinking "post-zombie apocalypse". bullwinkle428 Jan 2020 #10
It's the world's oldest news agency. Very respected (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #5
Wuhan is about the same size and population of NYC berni_mccoy Jan 2020 #6
yep, but much bigger, Wuhan is at least 3 times larger than NYC Baclava Jan 2020 #11
Notice all the pollution still? Roland99 Jan 2020 #7
Kick & rec for the eeriness eleny Jan 2020 #9
More and more these days, PatSeg Jan 2020 #12

BigmanPigman

(51,610 posts)
2. And during Chinese/Lunar New Year too.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:58 AM
Jan 2020

That makes it extra creepy. The streets should be filled with people, sounds and colors.

James48

(4,436 posts)
4. Some kind of bio bomb did-
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 05:50 AM
Jan 2020

If what was in the Daily Mail is correct- it appears that whatever this virus is escaped from THE Chinese biological virus lab, and is now growing like a biological weapon would.

God help anyone who comes in contact with it- and lets hope a vaccine is created before it is too late and mass casualties take place.

See this article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7922379/Chinas-lab-studying-SARS-Ebola-Wuhan-outbreaks-center.html

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
8. This is bonkers
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 09:37 AM
Jan 2020

Truly terrifying. Since there are cases across the world now, I'm going to trust the scientists in the global community, but I don't think they know enough yet to say how it came to be. Snake meat seems far fetched to me.

MH1

(17,600 posts)
13. Well, "Daily Mail" makes me skeptical
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:15 PM
Jan 2020

It is probably a plausible scenario but I'll wait for a more credible news outlet.

It didn't need to come from a lab to be a terribly dangerous virus.

 

berni_mccoy

(23,018 posts)
6. Wuhan is about the same size and population of NYC
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:05 AM
Jan 2020

Imagine that is the big apple and then what is happening starts to settle in.

 

Baclava

(12,047 posts)
11. yep, but much bigger, Wuhan is at least 3 times larger than NYC
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:04 PM
Jan 2020

It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over 11 million, the seventh most populous Chinese city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan

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