As the deadly coronavirus grips Wuhan footage has emerged of Chinese residents collapsing in streets and hospitals across the city.
Wuhan, where cases of coronavirus were first reported before the outbreak spread across the world, has been dubbed “zombieland” by desperate locals.
Harrowing pictures on social media show people collapsed on the street and in hospital waiting rooms amid the epidemic which has claimed the lives of at least 26 people.
In one disturbing clip, a man can be seen lying unresponsive on the ground while medics wearing hazmat suits and gas masks attempt to help him.
According to reports, the victim – who was wearing a protective mask - was waiting in line for paperwork when he lost consciousness and collapsed.
Another horrifying picture shows a man reportedly dead on the ground with blood pouring from his head.
One local news site in Wuhan reports that the victim in the picture died from coronavrius.
Posting the image on social media, their caption read: "It is stated that a person infected with coronavirus died in blood."
One man in Wuhan reportedly lies dead in the street with his head cracked open
Unverified video that has been widely circulated online is reportedly showing the chaotic scenes inside a Wuhan hospital.
The footage, shared by a verified journalist, shows overcrowded hallways and staff in fully-protective body suits allegedly stepping over three dead bodies.
The video is being circulated on Weibo, microblogging site in China, after it was shared by a woman claiming to be a nurse at a Wuhan hospital.
The woman wrote that staff and patients were "stuck" with the bodies, which are covered by white sheets, because no one is available to take them away.
DEAD IN THE STREET
Some of the other images being shared widely on social media are believed to be from Wuhan although at this stage remain unverified.
Emergency services wearing masks and protective clothing tend to an individual who appeared to collapse on the street. Credit: Instagram
Residents in the "ground-zero" city, where the virus originated, have been told to avoid crowds and not to attend public gatherings leaving the streets looking like a ghost town - despite its 11 million population.
Other images online show a sea of people wearing masks crowding a corridor in a hospital as they wait to see a doctor.
Images online, posted by shoppers, show supermarket shelves lying empty after panic buying by worried locals.
All transport links in Wuhan were locked down in a desperate bid to stop the spread of the bug.
Wuhan authorities are responding to the rapid spread of the virus by building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with coronavirus.
This footage allegedly shows a dead body underneath a white sheet in hospital in Wuhan, China. Credit: Weibo
Pictures show construction diggers moving earth to lay the foundation for the hospital that officials say will be completed by February 3.
Wuhan authorities said the city it will be on a 270,000 square-foot lot and will be modelled after the makeshift the Xiaotangshan SARS hospital in Beijing that was built in 2003.
WATCH THIS VIDEO OF PEOPLE COLLAPSING IN WUHAN:
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