Published 19:24 IST, May 11th 2020
'CID' 2013 episode featured a deadly virus similar to the Coronavirus? Check details
'CID's 2013 episode 'The Case of the Deadly Virus' featured a virus similar to the virus which has caused a global pandemic. Read the details below.
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ongoing coronavirus pandemic has me a lot of people look back to pop culture properties like films or TV series which have previously showcased a similar phemen. Be it Contagion or Outbreak, people on internet have pointed out a number of pop culture entities that have showcased results of a global pandemic.
w, it has been brought to light by many internet users on social media that Sony TV's longest-running crime series CID also h an episode that dealt with a biological virus, which mirrors current situation of COVID-19 outbreak.
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Case of Dely Virus - CID episode
Case of Dely Virus CID episode has evidently drawn some similarities to ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In episode, a voiceover states that virus spres like wildfire and takes lives as it transmits from person to person. episode also features a doctor informing his colleague that virus can be transmitted through coughing, sneezing and shaking hands, which strikes some shocking similarities about ongoing pandemic.
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Still from Case of Dely virus CID episode
Actor Shivaji Satam, who essayed role of ACP in CID recently interviewed with a news daily where he revealed that Case of Dely Virus is one of his favourite episodes in entire series. Shivaji Satam also drew similarities between ongoing pandemic and episode. He stated that outbreak in episode was more or less similar to current outbreak.
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Previously, a film named Contagion from 2011 was also brought to light by many internet users. film h a number of similarities with ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and also showcased an accurate representation of what a global pandemic would look like. Some internet users believe that film actually 'predicted' coronavirus outbreak. A Korean show h also showcased a virus named 'Mutant Coronavirus'.
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19:24 IST, May 11th 2020