The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday, tweeted a photo of a public service announcement (PSA) issued during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918.
The PSA emphasized the importance of wearing masks to stop the spread of influenza more than 100 years ago.
The Twitter post titled “We said it in 1918. We’re saying it in 2020,” grabbed the attention of people from all around the globe as it pointed out the similarities of that period with current developments.
“Wear A Mask and Save Your Life!” it said.
As we, in 2020, keep fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, the message spread by the 1918 Red Cross PSA – to wear masks, not only to protect oneself but also to protect others, including children and neighbours – is still relevant and a must-follow for humans to overcome the ongoing crisis.
The PSA ended with saying “WEAR MASKS.”
The novel coronavirus broke out in China's Wuhan city in late December last year and quickly spread throughout the world, becoming a pandemic in less than three months.
Bangladesh, until Sunday morning, registered 5,348 Covid-19 fatalities and 368,690 coronavirus cases.
The fast-spreading coronavirus has claimed 1,038,589 lives and infected 35,176,348 people across the world till Sunday afternoon, according to Worldometer.
As many as 26,163,328 people have recovered from Covid-19 which has spread to 214 countries and territories across the planet.
