Wearing mask and quarantine are not new to us - Black death, "The Great Plague".
Every century we overcame deadly circumstances like diseases and war. Still going on... Mask wearing, quarantine are not new to us. Do you remember, "Black Death- The Great Plague" . It happened on mid-20th century. We all know the rhymes of our childhood. It stays in memory forever and continue to the next generation. That includes this one... " Ring-a Ring-a roses A pocket full of posies Atishoo atishoo All falls down" Actually it was from 19th century, according to the "Dictionary of British folklore" it is described as Children singing song around the roses and bowing down as a curtsy "All fall down"(1). After the Second World war, people were infected with plague. This rhyme was implanted with its meaning and became the memory that will carried to the next generation. Ringa ringa roses means, Plague causes rose rashes. A pocket full of poises means, sweet smell flowers to ward off plague smell in dead. Atishoo mea...