'76 Days' of lockdown: Documentary gives inside look at 1st COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan

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October 07, 2021

Elderly female patient of COVID-19 on a respirator being comforted by a doctor in Wuhan, China. As seen in "76 Days" directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and Anonymous. (MTV Documentary Films_

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 25, 2022. Click here for that audio.

On Jan. 23, 2020, China locked down the city of Wuhan to contain the outbreak of a mysterious new virus.

It was the first outbreak in what would become the COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken the lives of at least 4.8 million people so far.

"76 Days" gives a fly-on-the-wall view of what was happening inside the intensive care units on the frontline of the crisis. The Emmy Award-winning documentary was directed by Hao Wu, Weixi Chen and Anonymous.

Hao Wu joins host Scott Tong to discuss.

Click here to see where you can watch "76 Days."

Nurses collapse from exhaustion in a hospital hallway during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Seen in "76 Days." (MTV Documentary Films)

Father holds his newborn baby in hospital during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. Seen in "76 Days." (MTV Documentary Films)

This segment aired on October 7, 2021.

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