For all those of us who, due to confinement by the global pandemic of COVID-19, are locked in our homes, with our comfortable beds and a large number of tools, technologies and subscriptions to streaming websites, it may be This situation is distressing, but we have to admit that, even so, we are quite comfortable. However, for others who have been caught up in the novel coronavirus outbreak in less favorable locations, it may not be as mildly satisfactory.
Be that as it may, even if it seems that history repeats itself, as happened in the past with the 1918 flu pandemic , also known as the Spanish flu – which caused an outbreak of the H1N1 type influenza A virus – it is only because human nature remains relatively constant. If you get lost among journalistic and daily documents of that very serious pandemic in history, you will feel a pinch when you notice the sensation that is described. Even speculation or jokes of the time can remind us of the times we live in today. Let us remember that the Spanish flu killed more than 40 million people around the world.
But, despite the coincidences of the 20th century Spanish flu with the current COVID-19 pandemic, the truth is that the blockade they felt in 1918 was something much more shocking and lonely than it means for us today. There was no Internet, there were not many of the communication technologies that have allowed us to keep in touch with friends and family these days, so the experience was, for many, one of real fear and unease. Full of loneliness and uncertainty. There is no comparison.
Despite this, although many of us are in the comfort of our homes, many people have been caught more than unprepared and in areas of passage, traveling, or for other reasons. Some of them very curious.
Today we introduce you to some of the strangest places where you can spend a quarantine. It still helps you feel a little less desperate about the need to go out and do things outside even if you are stuck at home.
