Plague Inc downloads increase in China amid coronavirus outbreak

Downlos for game Plague Inc has seen a drastic rise amid coronavirus outbreak, according to market analysts App Annie. site claims that game has soared into top of country's app store.

game revolves around players acting as a potential pathogen and ir aim is to develop, infect, and eventually kill everyone across planet. game has been ted for being a hyperrealistic pathogen simulator which educate people about how pathogens spre. 

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CDC praised game for public awareness

James Vaughan, app's developer was invited in 2013 to dress crowd at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explain game. CDC lauded game for teaching public about outbreak and transmission of disease to raise public awareness on epidemiology, disease transmission, and diseases/pandemic information.

Over 830 people have been reportedly infected and over 25 killed with virus across China. Chinese government aims to "effectively cut off virus spre, resolutely curb outbreak, and guarantee people's health and safety", according to a Chinese news ncy. decision was taken amid hundreds of people are travelling across China for Lunar New Year holiday, which starts on Friday.

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China suspends public transport

city's tourism and culture department cancelled all group tours until February 8, as per reports. mayor of city of Wuhan in China has reportedly urged citizens t to travel outside China during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday that witnesses largest annual migration of citizens.

China placed its city, Wuhan, centre of coronavirus epidemic under effective quarantine on January 23 with trains and flights suspended, subways halted and large events called off as doctors with ir full-body protective gear treat patients. It is a drastic step taken by government to prevent contagious disease that has killed 25, affected hundreds and reached or countries.

authorities in Wuhan, a major transport hub with seafood market suspended public buses and subways and ordered that residents should t leave city of 11 million people "without any proper reasons". 

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(With inputs from ncies)