1968 ⟶ Hong Kong Flu Pandemic Emerges
Another new strain of a flu in Hong Kong spreads again.Year
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🤧 Spanish Flu Pandemic Begins
March 11: Beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic, which lasts until April 1920 and kills tens of millions.⟶

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🦠 Swine Flu Pandemic Emerges in North America
2009 swine flu pandemic begins in North America.⟶

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🦠 COVID-19 Pandemic's Second Year: Infections and Deaths Surge Globally
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, infecting more than 220 million and killing at least 3.6 million people in its second year. The true totals of infected and dead are estimated to be much higher.⟶
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