Published 13:16 IST, March 12th 2020

COVID-19: TikTok users in Wuhan show what life is like during lockdown

Amid coronavirus outbreak, people in Wuhan are using TikTok to show what life is like in the city, which has now been under lockdown for approximately 3 months.

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Amid coronavirus outbreak, people in Wuhan are using TikTok to show what life is like in city, which has w been under lockdown for approximately three months. While speaking to a Chinese media outlet, one TikTok user, Daniel Ou Yang, said that he h idea of severity of coronavirus until morning of lockdown. Daniel has been documenting daily on-goings in Wuhan through app and his bio res, “Follow me to get updates on my life in lockdown in Wuhan”. 

Daniel w has little over 20,000 followers on TikTok and more than one lakh likes. He reportedly said that usually heavily-congested main ros are w almost empty and all shops are w closed. He furr also said that light rail and or public transport has also been shut amid dely virus dre. 

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Ar TikTok user called Megan Monroe has also been doing same. In videos Megan can be seen cooking, shopping and even volunteering to distribute supplies among neighbourhood. While speaking to an international media outlet, Megan said that she vlogs daily updates to tell people that it is t scary. Megan, who is an American teacher, has nearly 43,000 followers and more than three lakh likes. 

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Over 4,600 de worldwide

Meanwhile, World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus as a global pandemic after virus spre to 114 countries, resulting in deaths of more than 4,500 people worldwide. WHO chief Tedros ham furr even urged all nations to get very serious over issue and take all necessary measures to contain virus from spreing at this rate. Tedros said, that word "Pandemic" cant be used lightly or carelessly due to its strong contation. 

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First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has disrupted many lives since December 2019. As per reports, total number of confirmed cases within China has reportedly hit 80,796 and more than one lakh worldwide. According to reports, death toll in China has also surpassed 3,000 and National Health Commission also confirmed 18 new cases. death toll due to dely virus across world also mounted to 4,634.

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13:16 IST, March 12th 2020