Speaking of escalation, law suiting is interesting to look at

Apr 3, 2020
8:51:29am

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In 2020, lawsuits are exploding:

Coronavirus goes to court: After lives and livelihoods come the lawsuits

The list of real and potential victims is long, from doctors, nurses and patients to employees and customers of businesses, both open and closed.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/03/coronavirus-lawsuits-workers-businesses-insurers-prepare-battle/5097938002/

In 1918, “...one worker sued for lost wages.”

PubMed Central (PMC)

“Destroyer and Teacher”: Managing the Masses During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic

The Spanish influenza arrived in the United States at a time when new forms of mass transportation, mass media, mass consumption, and mass warfare had vastly expanded the public places in which communicable diseases could spread. Faced with a deadly “crowd” ...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862334/