Janno Gibbs found a book that might have predicted Coronavirus 2019

Seasoned singer-actor Janno Gibbs shared on Instagram a conspiracy theory explaining that a book released 39 years ago might have actually predicted the global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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The Philippines' King of Soul reposted it from an Instagram account named @extinguishthelight.

According to the original post, “A book released in 1981 by Dean Koontz titled “The Eyes of Darkness” details a “#Wuhan 400” virus will sweep across the earth in the year 2020.”

The online conspiracy theory points out that the American author predicted the arrival of coronavirus in Wuhan, China because of its uncanny parallel with the novel's Wuhan-400, a biological weapon developed in the same city where COVID-19 emerged.

As seen in the Instagram post, two pages of the book were highlighted in some parts to show evidence of the eerie coincidence.

The Instagram post then revealed that there is a different version of the novel where the Wuhan-400 was referred to as the Gorko-400.

“The Taiwan news shows different versions of the book where it's Russian and it's called the “Gorko-400.” And there are differences in the modern Coronavirus than the one displayed in this book, but the year prediction and city prediction with the same type of virus is enough to make you scratch your head.

“The name Wuhan was changed to Gorko in future publications, uncertain when but most likely sometime in the late 1990s. Also uncertain is why.”

The Eyes of Darkness

'The Eyes of Darkness' is a thriller novel originally published on May 10, 1981 written by the New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.

It tells the story of a grieving mother who sets out on a quest to find out if her son is truly dead or alive.

A new version of this book, in the same title, was republished on December 2, 2008.