Despite health experts criticizing the intense press coverage, it’s clear that the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus won’t be going away anytime soon. The latest report shows 362 deaths (one outside China) and more than 17,000 infected. The public’s response is logical: they try to protect themselves, no matter how. Some cover themselves with bags, others put plastic drums on their heads, and there are also those who replace masks with other objects, including fruit peels…
Getting different opinions is key to better understanding the situation of the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus, and some responses have left us surprised. For example, not a few doctors believe that 2019-nCoV is not as lethal compared to other outbreaks (SARS), and that there are more dangerous things circulating right now (measles is the most cited disease), but it’s evident that the Coronavirus caught more than one off guard. The construction of emergency hospitals, the massive lockdown during Chinese New Year, government drones shouting at people to return to their homes... one can’t help but feel a certain sense of improvisation.
That improvisation extends to how people protect themselves. Masks seem to be the first line of defense, but amid reasonable doubts about their effectiveness, people decide to modify their strategy and use... other objects. From giant bottles of mineral water to cut orange peels, anything goes.
Gallery: Creative Protection Against the Coronavirus
