People were required by law to wear (mostly homemade; the main kind available) masks during the Spanish Flu. The link below gives an account of someone being sh

People were required by law to wear (mostly homemade; the main kind available) masks during the Spanish Flu. The link below gives an account of someone being shot by a public health officer for refusing to wear one. People took it very seriously back then as a way of preventing the spread, and it's not a bad idea for now. https://blog.genealogybank.com/the-history-of-the-great-1918-flu-pandemic-we-all-wore-masks.html https://blog.genealogybank.com/the-history-of-the-great-1918...