During the Middle Ages, an outbreak of the plague, often referred to as the black death, devastated Europe, killing around 50 million people.
Plague doctors also carried a rod that allowed them to maintain distance from their victims, or push them away -- the medieval equivalent of physical distancing.But the masks were more than just a barrier between doctors and patients. “The streets were to be kept clean and flushed with water in order to purify the air, fires were to be lit in streets and houses, and the burning of certain aromatic materials such as resin, tar, turpentine, juniper, cedar and brimstone was enjoined,”Victims of the plague were also treated with variations of these herbal compounds.November 2019The disease is caused by bacteria and transmitted through flea bites and infected animals.
But, on Saturday, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said that there are scenarios in which she believes"For example, if you’re in public transit and you cannot easily practice the two metres , for example, then having that additional covering, like covering up your cough, I think, is a good idea,” she said.
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Chewbaccafan djbeefthief You could stash your weed in the beak part; Smelling it too.
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Those masks always creeped me out.
CTV bringing glad tidings this good Friday.
Families isolated and living in fear Families believing if they visit their parents will kill them. Govt short term plans closures until September 2020 Trudeau stating lockdowns till April 2021 in latest speech. Madness
Gonna need to fact check this.
Kinda looked cool
Seriously...wtf? There is ABSOLUTLEY no point for this type of story at this time...unless you're trying to plant seeds in your readers minds...keeping the fear pumping.
Plague Doctors mask at the Venice carnival.
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