Search engine requests for ‘virus mask’ have exploded as panic begins to set in regarding the deadly coronavirus, which experts have warned could lead to a global pandemic.
The spike is comparable to those registered during other major virus outbreaks:
The searches for “virus mask” are most prevalent in Singapore, China, Macao, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.
Other related searches are exploding:
Statistics also show that in the US, people in Washington, Hawaii, California, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts are the ones doing the most googling:
Cases of the killer virus have not only been reported in China but also in Singapore, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
A suspected case is being investigated in Texas, while The CDC has confirmed a traveler from China has been diagnosed in Seattle.
CNN reports that the man arrived to hospital in an ISOPOD and is being treated largely by a robot, in an effort to avoid any spread of the virus:
The man arrived at the hospital in a special isolated gurney called an ISOPOD and has been treated in a two-bed isolated area, says Dr. George Diaz, chief of the infectious disease division at the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. https://t.co/HznZCw6tEH pic.twitter.com/YDpIxFUHES
— CNN (@CNN) January 24, 2020
There are also several potential cases in the UK, prompting the government to call an emergency meeting.
Several frightening videos purporting to show victims of the virus have emerged, including people dropping dead in the street and a man being wheeled away in a giant quarantine box:
https://twitter.com/DashtiUsef/status/1220370404818214913
In #Wuhan，people are collapsing on streets due to the deadly #WuhanPneumonia .
so helpless.#WuhanCoronavirus #WuhanOutbreak pic.twitter.com/X5ho3Llpcm— 巴丢草 Badiucao (@badiucao) January 23, 2020
More and more…pic.twitter.com/z5Dpu7RASa
— Turkish Market (@kamerknc) January 23, 2020
Bugün kaçıncı oldu bu yerde rastgele yatanların videosu… Vücut pat diye gidiyor. pic.twitter.com/29YA3uZCCu
— Turkish Market (@kamerknc) January 23, 2020
There have been multiple cases of people collapsing on the streets due to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan & various parts of China#WuhanCoronavirus #Wuhan#WuhanOutbreak #China pic.twitter.com/4iIwJCGl0M
— Jimmy Lee Curtains (@WulfMunkey) January 23, 2020
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