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The papers published instructions from the provincial health committee for minimising infection – notably by avoiding crowded places. Yet they seem to have shown a mental block – at least to modern, secular eyes – when it came to the activities of the church. In a single issue of the Correo, an article approving the provincial governor’s decision to prohibit large gatherings until further notice appeared alongside the times of upcoming Masses at the city’s churches.
Naval warfare too was dominated by caution and manoeuvre. The stakes were high: outright defeat might mean invasion or the destruction of the merchant fleet.
After Tamerlane
John Darwin
Und dann sind internationale Kooperation und gut finanzierte internationale Behörden wichtig, weil sich Seuchen nicht an Grenzen halten (und Menschen auch nicht). Beides scheint derzeit so ein bisschen aus der Mode zu kommen. Das wäre... unklug.
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