Instagram bloggers who are eager to increase popularity, use the hashtag coronavirus for their posts.
On Friday, January 31, Chinese authorities have confirmed that a mysterious and deadly pathogen, emerged in Wuhan, has infected approximately 9 800 people and caused 213 deaths in 21 countries. The world health organization called the outbreak «unprecedented» on Thursday, January 30, has declared a state of emergency in public health.
But despite such dire statistics, and concerns influencer in Instagram are the increased attention to this topic, adding #coronavirus in their posts.
While some of the nearly 200 000 posts attached to the hashtag associated with a deadly disease, the other includes photos of men and women who flaunt a mask or make vulgar gestures.
«Fucking coronavirus,» wrote the star social networking Logan Paul, followed by 17.1 million followers on Instagram.
«Say NO to #coronavirus, wash your hands with soap and water,» wrote @din0chka in Instagram and added «do not touch» to your eyes, nose and mouth, using emoticons instead of words. In the photo she was dressed in a pink and black mask, crouching down in front of graffiti in Miami.
Russian bloggers also put pictures of the masks, dedicating posts to the deadly virus.
Fortunately, Instagram has remained a bit of humanity. In the post Sex one commentator wrote: «I don’t think it’s funny when people die.»
«Dude, it’s not funny. It spreads around the world,» criticized another.
According to the Global Times, a live webcast of the construction of hospitals in Wuhan for victims of coronavirus has collected more than 40 million viewers.
