The Company remembers people that it was just a game but not a scientific model.
Recently there has being an outbreak of a new virus called coronavirus, this disease mainly originated in China where no. of people have died and several are ill, and amid of all of this, in China a game called Plague Inc. which involves a simulation of spreading a disease in the world and wiping out humanity has seen a sudden spike in popularity.
Twitter user Zheping Huang noted that Plague Inc. is now the top paid game in App store in china which shows it's raise in popularity, now the company has released a statement on it's website stating that
"Plague Inc. has been out for eight years now and whenever there is an outbreak of disease we see an increase in players, as people seek to find out more about how diseases spread and to understand the complexities of viral outbreaks."
The company also notes that the game was designed to be realistic and informative while at the same time not sensationalising serious real world issues, the company asks people to remember that Plague inc. is just a game but not a scientific model.
And the company encourages it's users and people to get the information about coronavirus from the medical organisations or local health authorities and links to World Health Organisation's website. coronavirus has being a serious health issue in China and was spreading to parts of the neighboring countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan etc.
WHO in their website said
"Because this is a coronavirus, which usually causes respiratory illness, WHO has advice to people on how to protect themselves and those around them from getting the disease."
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| Photo: Ndemic Creations The company says that this surge in popularity is common whenever there is an outbreak of disease. |
Recently there has being an outbreak of a new virus called coronavirus, this disease mainly originated in China where no. of people have died and several are ill, and amid of all of this, in China a game called Plague Inc. which involves a simulation of spreading a disease in the world and wiping out humanity has seen a sudden spike in popularity.
Twitter user Zheping Huang noted that Plague Inc. is now the top paid game in App store in china which shows it's raise in popularity, now the company has released a statement on it's website stating that
"Plague Inc. has been out for eight years now and whenever there is an outbreak of disease we see an increase in players, as people seek to find out more about how diseases spread and to understand the complexities of viral outbreaks."
The company also notes that the game was designed to be realistic and informative while at the same time not sensationalising serious real world issues, the company asks people to remember that Plague inc. is just a game but not a scientific model.
And the company encourages it's users and people to get the information about coronavirus from the medical organisations or local health authorities and links to World Health Organisation's website. coronavirus has being a serious health issue in China and was spreading to parts of the neighboring countries like India, Bangladesh and Pakistan etc.
WHO in their website said
"Because this is a coronavirus, which usually causes respiratory illness, WHO has advice to people on how to protect themselves and those around them from getting the disease."
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