Rush Limbaugh in 2020 FactCheck

On Health Care: We've never shut down for illness before; it's political

[On coronavirus pandemic]: "We don't shut down for illness ever! We never have shut down for illness before. We've never shut down for mass death. We've never done it before. We've never shut down on the projection of mass death. We've never done it before. I know that the Democrat Party wants to deep this shutdown for as long as they can as a political objective. They know how damaging this is to the president."

[FactCheck: History.com on 1918 flu pandemic]: Hospitals in some areas were so overloaded with flu patients that schools, private homes and other buildings had to be converted into makeshift hospitals, some of which were staffed by medical students. Officials in some communities imposed quarantines, ordered citizens to wear masks and shut down public places, including schools, churches and theaters. People were advised to avoid shaking hands and to stay indoors, libraries put a halt on lending books and regulations were passed banning spitting.

Source: RealClearPolitics & History.com FactCheck on 2020 pandemic Apr 15, 2020

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