COV be March 16, 20205authorities locked down the city on Jan. 23 in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the
33-year-old professional cameraman has been documenting life at the epicenter of the outbreak. “I witnessed a
city of 11 million turn into aghost town,” says Xie, who snapped all the photos in thefollowingpages of this section.
“Sometimes I really want to find a stranger to chat with, but people are just staying away from each other.”