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Social distancing, rather than a ‘miracle’, may explain how tens of thousands of Jews survived a typhus outbreak in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, a study found. Nazi forces ultimately crammed more than 460,00 people into the 1.3 square mile area of the Ghetto, which was created in Occupied Poland in late 1940. … Read more
India’s largest slum is winning the war on coronavirus – despite its narrow and congested streets making social distancing and home isolation impossible – following an army of testers and a field hospital funded by Bollywood stars. Mumbai’s sprawling Dharavi has recorded just 82 deaths thanks to its aggressive strategy that focused on ‘chasing the … Read more
Riot police reinforcements have been sent to an Italian council estate where a cluster of coronavirus cases in five quarantined apartment blocks have sparked tensions with locals. Some 700 residents were placed in total lockdown for 15 days this week in the complex in Mondragone – 60km north of Naples – where 49 people tested positive for … Read more