Kansas City Mayor ordered a second closure and gathering ban due to increased influenza cases
On Oct. 17, 1918, Kansas City Mayor Cowgill, after recognizing the earlier closure was premature, ordered a second closure and gathering ban, which extended to events and parties, and emphasized home quarantine for influenza cases.
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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.
