Apparently a filmmaker already knew in 2013 that “the” coronavirus was breaking out… or someone knows how to do business!

A South Korean film from 2013 is apparently called “Coronavirus”

However, the film was originally called “Gamgi” or “Flu” (“Flu”).
The rights holders simply renamed the film in Mexico to give it a current reference.

A photo of a film cover is apparently causing renewed conspiracy theories: a South Korean film from 2013 is called exactly what SARS-CoV-2 (the virus) or COVID-19 (the disease) is (unfortunately) colloquially called: “Coronavirus”.

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From flu to coronavirus

The cover is not a fake, in fact this film called “Coronavirus – El Inicio de la Epidemia” (“Coronavirus – The Beginning of the Epidemic”) is available in Mexico, according to “ Tribuna Noticias ” and “ La Razón de Mexico ” the photo was taken in Tepito district in Mexico City. It's even on Mexican Netflix.

It is also true that the film dates back to 2013. It's about an airborne virus that breaks out in a small town 20 kilometers from Seoul. Those infected die within 36 hours.

From the short description of the film you can see that the film plot doesn't have much in common with SARS-CoV-2, except that it is a virus. But there's something else wrong with the film: the title !

The original film is called “ Gamgi ”. It also appeared under this name in Mexico at the time; in other countries it is called “ Flu ” or “ The Flu ” (Flu = flu).

The resourceful rights holder now did nothing other than change the film title in order to be able to resell it as “current”, but apart from the title, the film has no reference to the new coronavirus, but is based on the H5N1 virus , which is particularly was spreading in Asian countries at the time, had a high mortality rate and could result in death within a few days.

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Conclusion

Even if the film were , this would not be a sensation, as coronaviruses are a whole family of viruses that are defined by their external appearance (corona is Latin for crown); SARS and MERS, for example, are also coronaviruses.

However, this is just a change to the film's title to give it a current reference; However, the strip has nothing in common with the new coronavirus other than the name.

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