The Covid-19 pandemic affected the planet and global geopolitical relations in an unexpected way. Even though epidemics came in waves, and they were quite impactful during the 20th century, Coronavirus inaugurated the 21st century, bringing to the surface and questioning the strength of modern society, the capitalist economy, and overconfidence of the self.

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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
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http://bndigital.bn.br/
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/influenza-epidemic/records-list.html
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/10/27/97037839.html?pageNumber=14

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