The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case
The present communication examines the phenomenon of curfew in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic with special attention being laid on the management of the epidemic by Italian health authorities. A literature review and a historical–medical analysis were performed. A historical–medical excursus on t...
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| author | Galassi, F.M. Cofone, L. Pindinello, I. Ribatti, D. Smith, D.L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. |
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| description | The present communication examines the phenomenon of curfew in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic with special attention being laid on the management of the epidemic by Italian health authorities. A literature review and a historical–medical analysis were performed. A historical–medical excursus on the word curfew is offered and a comparison between military and health scenarios is given. Finally, this article stresses how words connected with wartime events should be contextualized when adopted in unmilitary scenarios such as pandemic emergencies and related public health responses. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-960022024-10-10T06:24:15Z The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case Galassi, F.M. Cofone, L. Pindinello, I. Ribatti, D. Smith, D.L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. COVID-19 Curfew History of medicine Italy Pandemic Public health The present communication examines the phenomenon of curfew in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic with special attention being laid on the management of the epidemic by Italian health authorities. A literature review and a historical–medical analysis were performed. A historical–medical excursus on the word curfew is offered and a comparison between military and health scenarios is given. Finally, this article stresses how words connected with wartime events should be contextualized when adopted in unmilitary scenarios such as pandemic emergencies and related public health responses. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96002 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107217 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | COVID-19 Curfew History of medicine Italy Pandemic Public health Galassi, F.M. Cofone, L. Pindinello, I. Ribatti, D. Smith, D.L. Vaccarezza, Mauro Varotto, E. The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title | The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title_full | The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title_fullStr | The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title_full_unstemmed | The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title_short | The curfew bell and the COVID-19 pandemic: A historical–medical perspective based on the Italian case |
| title_sort | curfew bell and the covid-19 pandemic: a historical–medical perspective based on the italian case |
| topic | COVID-19 Curfew History of medicine Italy Pandemic Public health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96002 |