COV be March 16, 20205authoritieslockeddownthecityonJan. 23 inanattempttocontainthespreadofthecoronavirus.Sincethen,the
33-year-oldprofessionalcameramanhasbeendocumentinglifeattheepicenteroftheoutbreak.“I witnesseda
cityof 11 millionturnintoaghosttown,”saysXie,whosnappedallthephotosinthefollowingpagesofthissection.
“Sometimes I really want to find a stranger to chat with, but people are just staying away from each other.”