This Netflix show predicted the coronavirus outbreak with frightening accuracy

Gulf Today Report

In the recent past social media has been abuzz with books, TV shows and movies bearing resemblance to the coronavirus pandemic.

But now news has emerged that a series on Netflix called “My Secret Terrius” portrays scenes so close to what the world has been experiencing that it almost feels like a prediction.

Those who've watched the show have been claiming that it predicted the coronavirus outbreak with alarming accuracy in 2018.

The 10th episode of the South Korean series, which was released in 2018, makes mention of the deadly illness, which has been used to refer to several viruses before it became associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.

A still from the 10th episode of the show which mentions a virus similar to COVID-19.

However, in prescient scenes from the show that were highlighted by Adam Nowell, a doctor can be heard saying: “The coronavirus attacks the respiratory system," adding: "What’s more serious is that the coronavirus has an incubation period of two to 14 days.”

She adds: “This virus was manipulated to attack the lungs directly within just five minutes of being exposed.”

When asked if there’s a cure, she responds: “There’s no cure or vaccine available at the moment.”

Unlike real life, though, the virus in the show — which is seen being compared to SARS — was “manipulated” in an attempt to make it more contagious, although it's remarked that the coronavirus "attacks the lungs directly within just five minutes of being exposed."

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Another moment shows children being instructed to wash their hands to prevent the virus from spreading

Recently, a book titled "End of Days" by a self-proclaimed psychic saw a surge in sales after claiming a global pandemic akin to coronavirus would occur “around 2020.”

An extract from the book that mentions the virus in question was also shared by reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

Another book that recently made headlines for having parallels with the coronavirus outbreak is Dean Koontz’s "Eyes of Darkness."