Lessons from the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic*

The draconian methods employed to curb the spread of the covid19 virus – including the government-ordered shutdown of aviation and tourism, restrictions on movement of people interstate, together with the forced closure of restaurants, cafés and bars, and legally enforced bans on gatherings of more than two people across the country – have led some people to fear that these extreme measures are the first steps in the establishment of a police state.

While such concerns should always be t…

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