Governments resort to medieval quarantine tactic to halt spread of Ebola
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Governments resort to medieval quarantine tactic to halt spread of Ebola
‘Without a sound medical solution to the worst outbreak of Ebola in the history of the planet, governments and non-governmental organizations are turning to a medieval technique that could affect as many as 1 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As reported by WorldNetDaily (WND), the tactic, which was popularized during the era of the Black Death plague in the 14th century, is known as cordon sanitaire, which is essentially drawing a line around a geographic area where the infections are occurring, letting no one exit — a quarantine.
It hasn’t been used since the end of World War I.’
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