In the era of Covid-19, ‘curfew’ is considered an extreme measure for containing the spread of the virus. Illustration: Mario Riviera
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Language Matters
How a medieval health and safety initiative gave us the word ‘curfew’
- The term used to denote the ringing of a bell that told townspeople to extinguish the embers in their hearths
In the era of Covid-19, ‘curfew’ is considered an extreme measure for containing the spread of the virus. Illustration: Mario Riviera
