Novel predicted the deadly COVID-19 40 years ago - Study

A novel predicted Wuhan virus 40 years before Coronavirus outbreak.

A thriller novel The Eyes of Darkness, written by Dean Koontz in 1981, mentioned a virus named Wuhan-400. In the novel, the virus was created as a weapon in a laboratory. In chapter 39 of his book, Koontz writes that the lab is located in Wuhan, which lends the virus its name, Wuhan-400.

Congress minister Manish Tewari also shared an excerpt from the book and wrote, "Is Coranavirus a



biological Weapon developed by the Chinese called Wuhan -400? This book was published in 1981. Do read the excerpt."

Coronavirus has already claimed around 3,132 lives and infected more than 92,000 people globally. While the world continues to grapple with the infectious disease, more and more cities are reporting their first case of COVID-19. On Monday, two fresh cases of the disease were reported in the Delhi and Hyderabad and the National Capital has been put on alert for coronavirus.