Complex Event Analysis - Report 2020/03/25
Key Focus
It could be constructed by hand out of materials that were cheap and in ready supply. Between January and February of 1911, mask production ramped up to unknown numbers. Medical staff wore them, soldiers wore them, and some everyday people wore them, too.Lynteris is a senior lecturer at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews, who is an expert in medical mask history.
He points to Renaissance-era paintings where people cover their noses with handkerchiefs to avoid illnessNot only did that help thwart the spread of the plague; the masks became a symbol of modern medical science looking an epidemic right in the eye.
Wu's mask quickly became an icon through international newspaper reportsNo momentum supporting factor found
No challenge supporting factor found
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