Netizens turn to bizarre conspiracy theories around coronavirus outbreak

As world is scrambling to contain new coronavirus outbreak, conspiracy orists across globe are coming up with bizarre claims about contagious disease. According to reports, conspiracy orists are even claiming that virus outbreak was predicted by 16th-century prophet stramus.

Some are also claiming that virus outbreak is a top-secret biochemical weapon accidentally unleashed by China at a laboratory in Wuhan, epicentre of disease. 

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In one such claim, people are sharing an excerpt from Dean Koontz's 1981 thriller vel Eyes of Darkness where she has written about a disease called 'Wuhan-400'.

As per reports, viral excerpt from vel res, "To understand that, you have to go back twenty months. It was around n a Chinese scientist named Li Chen defected to United States, carrying a diskette record of China's most important and dangerous new biological weapon in a dece. y call stuff 'Wuhan-400' because it was developed at ir RDNA labs outside of city of Wuhan."

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Authors Lindsay Harrison and Sylvia Browne in ir 2008 book End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies About End of World, reportedly mentioned that in around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spre throughout globe, attacking lungs and bronchial tubes and resisting all kwn treatments.

authors furr propounded that illness will suddenly vanish only to return after ten years and will attack again and n disappear completely.

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Coronavirus outbreak

new coronavirus also kwn as COVID-19 has claimed more than 3,200 lives across globe and has infected over 95,000 people since December 2019. According to reports, at least 268 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak in 21st century.

virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, where animals were being tred illegally as per reports. Hubei province in China has been most affected by contagious disease, which is also epicentre of virus. 

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