Killer plague game tops charts amid coronavirus

By 2020-01-23Science & Tech
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An app that tasks users with spreading a deadly virus around the world has skyrocketed in popularity in China amid the coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday, eight years after its release, the game became the bestselling app in China.

Some players have suggested people were downloading the game as a way to cope with fears surrounding the virus.

The coronavirus has so far killed at least 17 people in the country and infected more than 500 others.

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