Research on pandemics reported by scientists at University of Wales

'The H1N1 ''Spanish flu'' outbreak of 1918-1919 was the most devastating pandemic on record, killing between 50 million and 100 million people Should the next influenza pandemic prove equally virulent, there could be more than 300 million deaths globally, The conventional view is that little could have been done to prevent the H1N1 virus from spreading or to treat those infected; however. there is evidence to the contrary. Records from an ''open-air'' hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, suggest that some patients and staff were spared the worst of the outbreak A combination of fresh air, sunlight, scrupulous standards of hygiene, and reusable face masks appears to have substantially reduced...

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