5 films similar to the current coronavirus situation

Covid-19's mandatory quarantine increases interest in films about viruses, epidemics, and pandemics. The compulsory time at home is not just about following the tips to make a home office, cook homemade bread, play with the family or exercise indoors, we also bring you the 5 movies that are most similar to our current reality.

Contagion

Matt Damon and Kate Winslet co-starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed film, which is unfortunately back in the news. A simple cold after contacting a person recently returned from Hong Kong triggers a terrible epidemic that ends up causing chaos around the world, as health authorities fight against the clock to stop the virus baptized MEV-1. These lines, which could belong to the news of any newspaper in the world at the moment, define the synopsis of 'Contagion'.

Pandemic

Epidemiologists Kayla Martin and Carl Ratner of the Los Angeles Center for Disease Control care for a young passenger on a flight that has just landed in the Californian city from Australia. High fever, seizures, sweaty skin, and flu symptoms raise the alert for an unknown virus. This begins to uncover other cases in different parts of the planet, triggering what appears to be a terrible pandemic of catastrophic dimensions.

Virus

Virus is a film released in 2013 written and directed by Kim Sung-su, aimed at the proliferation of the Influenza-like virus called virus A subtype H5N1 that kills its victims in 2 weeks, transmitted by the respiratory route, starting with mild symptoms, wreaking havoc in Bundang-gu District and South Korea. This movie starred Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae,  and is one of the most similar to the current situation. 

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Outbreak

Seeing the presence of an Ebola-like virus in Africa, the United States Army devastates a camp in Zaire where the dreaded virus begins to become deadly, killing the population. What was intended with this measure was to keep the virus secret and, at the same time, prevent it from spreading. But a small monkey, carrying the dangerous virus, managed to sneak into a boat from Zaire to the United States, unleashing panic when everyone who had been in contact with the ape began to show the first symptoms of the disease.

Infected

A terrifyingly deadly virus has spread across the Earth, wiping out most of the population. Four young men, who have not yet been infected, head to a secluded beach in the Gulf of Mexico with the intention of taking refuge until the epidemic passes. Their main fear is to find other humans on their way that could infect them. Their only objective is to escape from a deadly virus that could end all humanity and avoid any contact with other human beings.