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> the biggest lockdown since the spanish flu

what lockdown has there been in place during the Spanish flu? afaik[1] it was a big cover up in most of the world:

> "the reason why it was even called Spanish flu was because Spain was not involved in the war, having remained neutral, and had not imposed wartime censorship."

--> hence I assumed Spain was not affected by the propaganda/cover-up efforts and reason for it's spread was precisely the lack of social distancing and lockdowns throughout the world as war ravaged on.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Etymology



They could not keep secret whole time.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/how-citie...

> on October 3, schools, churches, theaters, and public gathering spaces were shut down

> In 1918, a San Francisco health officer shot three people when one refused to wear a mandatory face mask. In Arizona, police handed out $10 fines for those caught without the protective gear.




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