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"unprecedented" in that it was rapidly distributed by modern travel before quarantine could be established and it spread across the EU, Asia, Oceania simultaneo
by rswail 6y ago
"unprecedented" in that it was rapidly distributed by modern travel before quarantine could be established and it spread across the EU, Asia, Oceania simultaneously.
- the8472 6y agoSeveral asian countries established quarantine just fine. And the spanish flu was globally distributed by troop movements during WW1. There even were anti-maskers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mask_League_of_San_Francisco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Mask_League_of_San_Franci... The spanish flu was even more severe since its lethality followed a W-shape instead of predominately affecting old people.
- im3w1l 6y agoI know my country, Sweden has a chance to create a quarantine, but chose not to. Because the medical leader was foolishly confident in contact tracing, which fell apart almost immediately.