The Manchurian Plague

In 1910, a pneumonic plague killed 60,000 people in the northeastern region of China

Frontliners in personal protective equipment (circa 1910), by an Unknown Photographer, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

As of the time of this writing, a new and more contagious strain of the Coronavirus has been reported in the United Kingdom. Initial findings state that it spreads 70% faster than the original one that we are all too familiar with. It's horrible news going into the start of 2021 and…