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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Which means "social distancing" and travel bans are never going away.

Just so we're clear.

America has done stuff like this before and those specific actions went away.

St. Louis saw the deadly 1918 Spanish flu epidemic coming. Shutting down the city saved countless lives

In early October, city health commissioner Dr. Max C. Starkloff ordered the closure of schools, movie theaters, saloons, sporting events and other public gathering spots. Churches were told to suspend Sunday services. At the time, with nearly 800,000 residents, St. Louis was among the top 10 largest American cities.

With the flu continuing its rampage, Starkloff imposed a stricter quarantine in November, closing down all businesses with few exceptions including banks, newspapers, embalmers and coffin makers, according to Post-Dispatch archives.

The quarantine was temporarily lifted Nov. 18 but reinstated when the flu roared back in December. By Dec. 10 the flu peaked in the city with 60 deaths in one day. After illnesses declined sharply, the quarantine was lifted just after Christmas.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...785692bb5.html