In 1900, responding to an outbreak of plague, the Hawaiian Territorial Board of Health started burning down buildings in Honolulu's Chinatown. The National Guard quarantined 10,000 people in the neighborhood until the fires got out of control and burned down 38 acres of the city. https://t.co/2nd26Oj2WQ— Charles Louis Richter (@richterscale) March 10, 2020
These photos were taken at an office of Aramco, the Saudi state oil company. I assumed it was some kind of prank / joke at first, but Aramco just issued an apology statement saying it will make sure this doesn't happen again. Incredible. https://t.co/NVjSsvyuFY— Tom Gara (@tomgara) March 11, 2020
BREAKING: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces containment zone around New Rochelle, lasting until 3/25; National Guard to be deployed to assist in food delivery, cleaning.— ABC News (@ABC) March 10, 2020
"This is the single greatest public health challenge we have in the state right now." https://t.co/waOLY1RvC9 pic.twitter.com/ubq6lFo0yH
the coronavirus outbreak in Italy pic.twitter.com/NsEt05y1pa— valeska (@iatemuggles) March 9, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: People around the world are using @Tinder to find out "the real scoop" about #COVID19 by setting their location to Wuhan, China, and matching with locals. https://t.co/dR5QLSQaLJ— BuzzFeed Oz News (@buzzfeedoznews) March 10, 2020
When you download Tinder to try chatting to people in Wuhan... and your commitment to the story is thrown into question. pic.twitter.com/h79wyXmH2L— Isobel Yeung (@IsobelYeung) March 10, 2020
If you're wondering whether the coronavirus has entered the fanfic community, the answer is "obviously." pic.twitter.com/dq5X3yMhsE— Beth Elderkin (@BethElderkin) March 10, 2020
Here it is. https://t.co/KXgHxLi4w9 https://t.co/UX1gcN0gWx— Hayley Campbell (@hayleycampbell) March 9, 2020
some of you lack the disassociative skills needed to emotionally survive the apocalypse and it shows— ziwe (@ziwe) March 10, 2020