- Since January 23, Wuhan, China, has been on lockdown to stop the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading.
- Five million left the city before it was closed off, but the city was swollen with people visiting for the Lunar New Year, and 9 million remain.
- Regardless, the lockdown's effect is noticeable from above.
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Wuhan looks like a ghost town.
Since January 23, the city of 11 million has been on lockdown. The Chinese government closed off Wuhan to try and stop the novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, from spreading.
The coronavirus is thought to have $4 within the city. As of Thursday, it had $4, and infected at least 7,900 worldwide.
$4 before the lockdown, and and an estimated 9 million people were in the city once the quarantine started.
Despite this, satellite photos show a city without traffic. Typically congested streets and train stations are empty. Hotel lobbies are without patrons.
Photos on the ground show a few people still brave enough to venture out. But for the most part, nothing is going on.
Here's what life in Wuhan looks like under quarantine.