If a European or North American travelled to the more densely populated centers of Asia they were sure to receive one free souvenir: The image connected with the lasting memory of people wearing masks on public transport and in public places. An expression of appearance we in the Western world were and possibly are not yet accustomed to. One can argue that the inhabitants of those bustling Asian centers wear masks to protect them from contaminated air or air transmitted diseases. Superficially, that argument makes possibly sense. But the actual cause of the phenomena is much more profound than the very trivial environmental or health argument. It goes way deeper into the process that is at the base of that development: an ever-increasing penetration of ….

In 2009 the WHO changed the definition of an influenza pandemic – free content
Did the news sources you trust and follow tell you about this very undiscerning part of the coronavirus story? In 2009, the WHO changed the definition for the influenza pandemic. Not to sway the readers opinion on that worldwide hot topic – to give you an idea, here is an excerpt directly from the WHO bulletin page. Even then the change was considered controversial and experienced a wide range of critique: “Since 2003, the top of the WHO Pandemic Preparedness homepage has contained the following statement: ‘An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity, resulting in several simultaneous epidemics worldwide with enormous numbers of deaths and illness.’ However, on 4 May 2009, scarcely one month before the H1N1 pandemic was declared, the web page was altered ….