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Not to mention the draconian quarantine of merchant vessels entering/leaving ports. 30+ days mandatory quarantine wasn't unusual. The word Quarantine traces i
by noir_lord 6y ago
Not to mention the draconian quarantine of merchant vessels entering/leaving ports.
30+ days mandatory quarantine wasn't unusual.
The word Quarantine traces it's roots back to quarantino (40 days) and those laws where passed all over the place from (what we know) the 14th Century.
- ashtonkem 6y agoWith the expectation that if the ship is infected, everyone on it will die, and no medical help will be given. Pretty brutal by modern standards.