Foto 1918/ Krahasimi i koronavirusit me gripin spanjoll

epa08342654 (FILE) A handout picture provided by the California State Library shows a man wearing flu mask sitting at a sidewalk table attempting to give a mask to passersby, in San Francisco, California, USA, in 1918 (reissued 04 April 2020). Experts are trying to understand how the novel coronavirus COVID-19 disease pandemic might play out by making comparisons to past outbreaks like SARS, MERS and swine flu, media reported. Some experts are reportedly likening the coronavirus outbreak to the 1918 Spanish flu (H1N1 influenza virus) pandemic saying that strict social distancing and other measures slowed the disease spread and decreased mortality rates. The novel coronavirus Covid-19 infectious disease, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is steadily increasing world-wide, with more than 100 countries affected and over 1,000,000 confirmed cases. EPA/Hamilton Henry Dobbin / CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT: CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES