This is a 17th-century German or Austrian plague doctor mask, from the collection of the Deutches Historisches Museum. (Anagoria/GNU Free Documentation License) Since the onset of the pandemic ...

In late 1582, the people of Alghero, a town on the island of Sardinia, Italy, fell victim to a plague outbreak that killed more than half the population. If not for a quick-thinking doctor named ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. A person dressed as a 17th century plague doctor has been alarming residents in one U.K. town, by stalking around his local neighbourhood complete with haunting ...