How pandemics end and what they leave behind

Two years after the first UK coronavirus lockdown, Laura Spinney reflects on what the years after the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic looked like, and what we might expect in a post-Covid eraOn 23 March 2020 – two years ago today – the first Covid lockdown was announced in the UK, upending life for everybody. It marked the start of a new era– one that has not entirely come to an end.Science writerLaura Spinney says pandemics don ’t conclude neatly, and that the after-effects can be seen for years to come. While researching her book Pale Rider, a history of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, she read countless pandemic diaries. She tellsHannah Moorethat those accounts, as well as public records, paint a rich picture of how that pandemic changed society – and we can already see how Covid-19 has reshaped our world.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Hannah Moore with Laura Spinney; produced by Tom Glasser and Axel Kacouti é; executive producers Mythili Rao and Phil Maynard Tags: Science Health Coronavirus Society Source Type: news