By Ruan Van Zijl / Truth Theory
The coronavirus has been spreading so far and wide that the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared it a global emergency. The death toll of people dying from coronavirus is already in the thousands and its all over the news every day.
NASA released images recently that showed how sharply air pollution has dropped as Chinese factories closed after the coronavirus started. It has now become a health pandemic with new cases reported all over the world almost every day.
View the up to date model of how the virus has spread globally here.
Although we know that is very natural for people to keep themselves and their families safe when they go out in public. Not everyone is able to afford quality medical equipment and with the current shortage of masks worldwide some people created their own solutions to feel safe in public.
You can find out more about what happens to you when you get the coronavirus here.
Below we have some examples of how some people tried weird and creative ways to protect themselves from the coronavirus and potentially some other diseases.
Some smart tricks to defy the menacing virus going around in China. Photos circulated from a friend in Guangzhou. pic.twitter.com/Cnky8097jm
— Wu Gang (@WuGang_CX) January 29, 2020
Passenger wears motorbike helmet on-board a flight over fear of coronavirus https://t.co/4fNOglkpus pic.twitter.com/VsxeRsJ9fK
— Onome Igugu (@tsbcomng) January 29, 2020
This family photo was taken at an international airport in #Yunnan #云南, a province that borders Burma, Laos, and Vietnam. Chinese people find a creative way to add an extra level of security (they’re already wearing facemasks) while waiting to go through security. @GoKunming pic.twitter.com/DW9dq54C0l
— CIAspy 🌀 (@CIAspy) January 29, 2020
上有天堂， 下有宇航❓
This father and little girl in #杭州 #Hangzhou found an astronautical way to recycle water jugs in order to help combat the Earth’s #coronavirus
I wonder whose idea it was; daddy’s or daughter’s?
I’d wear that white helmet like “The Stig” from Top Gear. pic.twitter.com/EOSIF6N1e0— CIAspy 🌀 (@CIAspy) January 29, 2020
@yvrairport I thought I had seen it alll.. #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/Px07gjHvRs
— Sean (@seanglavin) January 28, 2020
This women is taking protection to the next level. SHE’S WEARING A PLASTIC BAG OVER HER HEAD. Save yourself from the virus perhaps, but risk suffocation in the process… #china #coronavirus #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/Dcz4SsG0Ud
— Edward Lawrence (@EP_Lawrence) January 27, 2020