I am no expert but it seems this may be worse than China is letting on.

People collapsing or dropping dead in the streets?
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wor...reets-21345585



https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...d-out-21341307






https://www.studyfinds.org/chinese-c...s-study-finds/

Snakes as the source? If I wanted to write an end of times virus outbreak story this is probably how I would start it out.