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quarter of the world’s population at the time.
The lowered immune systems due to the
malnourishment and unsanitary conditions of
millions living in the WW1 trenches no doubt
exacerbated the problem. Photographs at the
time depict people going about their lives
wearing face masks; much like today. The Getty
Archive has a fascinating collection including
this image of baseball players in the USA,
taken in 1918. See http://www.gettyimages.com.
Whenwordsbecome unclear,
I shall focus with photographs.
When images become inadequate,
I shall be content with silence
Ansel Adams
American landscape photographer (1902-1984)1 5.4%
The jump in the value of
Fujifi lm’s shares aft er an
antiviral drug developed
by its chemical arm was
described as ‘clearly eff ective’
against coronavirus by
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