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THE SPANISH FLU
In 1918, people dropped whisky into their noses to treat Spanish flu. What else we know about eyebrow- raising 'cures'Between 1918 and 1920, newspapers were flooded with Spanish flu cures of all kinds.20 Sep, 2021, 07.07 PM IST- 'The pandemic has given us a chance to recalibrate ourselves. It reiterates the value of a simpler existence'Dr Rohit Barman and Dr Khyati Shah reveal how lessons from the pandemic can help in the road ahead.03 Aug, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
- View: A nightmare without end, the pandemic is emotionally scarring us in ways yet to be fully graspedRelatives, friends, colleagues, neighbours: Nobody has been spared from the random charge of the virus. The overall loss of intellectual an...10 May, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
- View: Pandemics are caused by germs but spread by people who are in denialThe 1918 ‘Spanish’ flu had a mild first wave but returned later in the year to cause havoc. In India there were an estimated 12 to 20 milli...18 Apr, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
- 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.12 Feb, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
- ET Budget 2021 special edition: The Roaring 20s2020s can be a roaring decade for India, and it could start with this budget. Just as the 1920s boom followed the Spanish Flu, a 2020s boom...03 Feb, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
- Economic Survey: The barbell strategy that dictated India's response to the coronavirus pandemicThe strategy hedges for a worst outcome initially and then calibrates the response step by step through a feedback mechanism.29 Jan, 2021, 06.14 PM IST
- World Health Organisation chief hopes pandemic ends in two years"We hope to finish this pandemic (in) less than two years, especially if we can pool our efforts," he said during a press briefing on Frida...22 Aug, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
- All lives matter: Why has Covid-19 seen lockdowns on an unprecedented scale?A little over 100 years ago, Spanish flu killed about 15 million people in India. Mahatma Gandhi too came down with it but it failed to mak...01 Jul, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
- Stimulus must be in line with tax-GDP ratio, says CEA Krishnamurthy SubramanianSubramanian is optimistic that the economy will stage a better recovery once the outbreak subsides.08 May, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
- Coronavirus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's marchIn 1918, no one had a vaccine, treatment or cure for the great flu pandemic as it ravaged the world and killed more than 50 million people....05 May, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
- Last century's epidemics far more deadly than 21st century'sBefore the emergence late last year of the novel coronavirus, which has now killed more than 100,000 people, the 21st century's epidemics h...11 Apr, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
- An unwanted shipment: The Indian experience of the 1918 Spanish fluWhile some realities have only marginally changed over the last century, the nature of the administration has drastically transformed from ...03 Apr, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
- 108-yr-old woman, who survived Spanish flu pandemic, becomes oldest in UK to die from coronavirusShe passed away on Saturday at her care home in Salford city - less than 24 hours after testing positive for COVID-19, the daily said. She ...29 Mar, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
- Eureka! Universal flu vaccine developed to prevent global pandemicsAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), annual flu epidemics are estimated to cause up to half a million deaths globally.02 Oct, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
- Is the world staring at the worst health crisis in 90 years?With the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday raising its alert level to phase five for swine flu, health experts were fearing a sit...01 May, 2009, 11.53 AM IST
- 40 confirmed swine flu cases in US, no deaths: WHOThe World Health Organization says there are now 40 confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States and that it ``very concerned'' about ...27 Apr, 2009, 08.13 PM IST
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