1918 FLU PANDEMIC
French nun who defied Covid (and Spanish flu and 2 World Wars) toasts 117th birthday with red wine, prayerSister Andre, who lived through the Spanish flu more than a century ago, said the day had brought her immense joy.
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K Mohammed Haris feels reading helps broaden one’s mind.
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India’s top economic adviser said a V-shaped recovery is possible this year, provided a Covid vaccine is found.
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Predicting recovery graphs, economists add cool shapes to plain vanilla V or U trajectories. There’s the Swoosh, a recovery pattern that lo...
- Coronavirus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's march
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- View: Investing in healthcare infrastructure can drive growth, prepare for next pandemic
For investment to drive economic recovery, the government should focus on healthcare.
- An unwanted shipment: The Indian experience of the 1918 Spanish flu
While some realities have only marginally changed over the last century, the nature of the administration has drastically transformed from ...
- Sit back, behave, wash hands and be proud of US: Donald Trump's word of advice for children at home
The US President said that they are 'winning the battle' against coronavirus just for the children.
- How India is fighting Coronavirus with a colonial-era law on epidemics
The law does not bestow the Centre any power beyond issuing advisories and coordinating.
- How to combat coronavirus: Lessons from the Philadelphia flu of 1918
The 1918 flu could have been prevented. But a toxic mix of corruption and complacency opened door to disaster.
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