ML08-V. HOW PANDEMICS HAVE HURT AND HELPED THE COURSE OF HUMAN HISTORY

The dark years of the Middle Ages were ended by the Bubonic plague, giving rise to the Renaissance in Europe in 1700. The Black Death in London led to sweeping municipal regrowth and development in 1666. The Coronavirus pandemic so far in 2020 has brought about ultra-modern systems of community, industry, education, and health.