Anna Hartley is an Australian writer.

She has lived in Paris and Beijing since 2011.

Her work has been published in The Washington Post, France 24, Forbes Travel Guide, The Houston Chronicle, The New Zealand Herald, The Vancouver Sun, the Beijinger, and Babbel Magazine.

A Brief History of Quarantines

China is currently experiencing the largest quarantine in human history. By some estimates, more than 46 million people are now under lockdown in Wuhan and surrounding cities, and other nations such as the US and Australia are considering or have already implemented quarantines of their own for people who have traveled from China and may be affected by the coronavirus. And these are just the official figures…

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