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https://i0.wp.com/footprintsoflondon.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Great-Plague.png?fit=950%2C688&ssl=1950688The Covid 19 outbreak is a difficult time for London, but it is not the first time London has faced viruses, plagues, disease and pestilence. So we asked our Footprints of London Guides to come up connections to outbreaks from the past, how they affected London and how London dealt with them. 1. London Smallpox...