Lessons from history

Approximately 6 months ago, as COVID-19 became the focus of our day-to-day life, it was constantly referred to as unprecedented. In fact, this word has been used to describe almost everything that has subsequently occurred. Unprecedented of course means ‘without previous instance, never before known...

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Main Authors: Ross Barnard, Cheryl Power
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Microbiology Australia
Online Access:https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA20045
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spelling doaj-903d15fa0f724f8f8ff0db4a8519af952021-05-26T00:58:57ZengCSIRO PublishingMicrobiology Australia1324-42722201-91892020-01-01414167167MA20045Lessons from historyRoss BarnardCheryl PowerApproximately 6 months ago, as COVID-19 became the focus of our day-to-day life, it was constantly referred to as unprecedented. In fact, this word has been used to describe almost everything that has subsequently occurred. Unprecedented of course means ‘without previous instance, never before known or experienced’. At the same time the general thrust of many headlines in the media was to cast SARS-CoV-2 as a killer virus wreaking havoc on an undeserving and unsuspecting population.https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma/pdf/MA20045
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description Approximately 6 months ago, as COVID-19 became the focus of our day-to-day life, it was constantly referred to as unprecedented. In fact, this word has been used to describe almost everything that has subsequently occurred. Unprecedented of course means ‘without previous instance, never before known or experienced’. At the same time the general thrust of many headlines in the media was to cast SARS-CoV-2 as a killer virus wreaking havoc on an undeserving and unsuspecting population.
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