Two hundred and sixty-fifth section Guangzhou under the plague
If this case is confirmed, then it is estimated that the salesman is doomed. Fu Wuben sighed silently in his heart. If this case was contracted because of a few words of conversation, then there is a high probability that the fur trader also suffered from pneumonic plague, and again.
After so many days, I might have developed septicemia, or maybe even...
I hope this suspected case can rule out pneumonic plague. Everyone present thought silently.
After a while, Fu Wuben stammered: "Quick! Go and report to Director Lin!"
The results came out soon. Lin Motian looked at the first case report of pneumonic plague and thought, well, what is going to come will come. Come on, now that you have taken on this hot potato, this kind of thing always happens.
Can't escape.
Lin Motian immediately began to issue new quarantine and epidemic prevention measures. Now that the epidemic has begun to counterattack, there may be an outbreak soon, and the previous measures such as rodent control and strict fur trade quarantine can no longer prevent the droplet transmission of plague.
, the source of infection is also likely to change from the original rats and fleas to mainly human-to-human transmission. Before, he was hesitant and never took out this shocking document in this time and space, but now he has no way out.
- Without strong enough force, no one knows how the epidemic will develop next, or even whether Guangzhou will become a dead city as a result!
According to the regulations previously implemented by Lin Motian, the quarantine system has been gradually formed, but these measures are still far from enough. In front of them, after all, is the representative of the God of Death who has been fighting hard for thousands of years but has no solution. As you can imagine
, a considerable number of these ordinary soldiers participating in front-line quarantine will not live to see the final victory. However, this is not the time to be merciful. Lin Motian's next move will not only fail to protect these ordinary quarantine personnel, but will expose them to
under greater danger.
The outbreak of pneumonic plague and the accelerating increase in the number of infections every day have completely silenced some elders who once made rumors. Now all parties are providing unprecedented support for his work, including Wen Desi who also telegraphed various departments and departments across the province.
The elders asked for "all conveniences".
Lin Motian began to divide areas in more detail, and prepared to implement martial law in areas where pneumonic plague cases broke out; the street inspection system was changed to a form of forced home entry, and he requested Hong Kong to send more quarantine officers;
Each quarantine officer is required to conduct inspections on every individual household. Once a suspected case is discovered, the case itself and close contacts are immediately forcibly quarantined; the houses where the infected people live are burned down as appropriate and compensation is provided. Citizens gradually begin to recognize isolation.
The work of policy explanation and publicity outlets is still very important. The next step to tighten the policy will require continued assistance from the publicity outlets; quarantine will be strengthened at all transportation checkpoints, non-urgent trade will be prohibited, and the few remaining parts will also undergo strict quarantine and disinfection processes;
Set up resettlement shelters to house refugees and beggars, trying to get them out of the household registration management status quo and become extinct; bathhouses, inns, entertainment venues and even coffin shops and slaughterhouses are all closed or strictly controlled...
As soon as the new stricter quarantine measures were released, the whole city of Guangzhou was in a panic. Not to mention the local people's inability to accept it, even Mayor Liu's face became extremely ugly - as long as this measure continues to be implemented, the financial pressure on Guangzhou City will increase.
The epidemic would explode to a level that was unacceptable to him, and the city government would go bankrupt within a few months of implementation. Fortunately, Lin Motian repeatedly emphasized in the report document sent to Lingao that this epidemic prevention work requires the full cooperation of the Senate, and only relying on
It was difficult for Guangzhou to survive, which provided him with a lot of bargaining chips to ask the central government for money.
What's more, whether it costs money or life, everyone is very aware of it, so if you are unhappy, you still need to fully cooperate with the implementation. If even they themselves are unwilling to implement the isolation policy, then you can imagine how much resistance there will be to the implementation of the isolation policy among the people.
And know it.
Lin Motian and his party returned from inspecting the construction site of the newly built cemetery for the deceased. The cemetery is located in Yantang at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, not far from the city. Cui Hantang went to visit it specially and discussed a lot of Feng Shui matters from site selection to design.
However, Lin Motian and Liu Xiang were not interested in listening to his lofty opinions. They only cared about how many people could be buried here.
The planned number of burial places is 4,000, and there are also wall burial places and flower bed burial places, which together can bury the ashes of approximately 10,000 people. Lin Motian believes that this number should be enough.
"If it's not enough, we probably won't be able to escape."
A cemetery for the deceased was too depressing, so this cemetery was named after the former Guangzhou government office's charity organization, Luzeyuan, which specialized in managing graves and disposing of corpses.
Workers excavated steps on the mountain and laid slope protection stones. Architect Ji Runzhi, who was urgently transferred from Lingao, was responsible for the design and construction of the project.
When he thought that his first construction project in Guangzhou was actually a cemetery, one can imagine the ugly look on the face of this designer who wanted to build countless "Thousand-Year Empire" buildings. Naturally, he also felt sorry for Lin Motian and others.
There is nothing to be proud of. Although Liu Xiang repeatedly said: "The design must be bold, the materials must be exquisite, and there is no need to worry about funding." Ji Runzhi couldn't muster much energy.
There are three small religious buildings attached to the cemetery: a Buddhist temple, a Taoist temple and a Catholic church. The Taoist priests were sent from Cui, Han and Tang Dynasties, and the monks were found from local temples. As for the priests - the Jesuit missionaries heard about what happened in Guangzhou
The "Black Death" arrived like flies chasing odors. Although their medical skills were useless against the plague, they still wanted to "save more souls." When they arrived in Guangzhou, Liu Xiang directly
Several missionaries were brought to the cemetery to serve as caretakers and to offer mass during the burial. This arrangement aroused protests from the missionaries - because the deceased had not been baptized during his lifetime, and a requiem was held during the burial.
Diffusion leaves no doubt.
Lin Motian had no intention of participating in this kind of doctrinal wrangling and returned to his office early.
I was walking back to the office. Due to the spread of the pneumonic plague, stricter quarantine and isolation measures have been implemented. The streets that were originally somewhat popular have lost the bustling crowds of the past and have become deserted. Every household has closed its doors.
, the garbage was blown by the wind from the street, giving it a desolate look.
The once bustling market has lost its popularity. Although most of the shops are still open, there are not many customers in the shops. The boss and the waiters look sad - the market depression caused by the large-scale quarantine caused by the plague has begun to show signs of depression.
Lin Motian knew that the Federation of Industry and Commerce had petitioned Liu Xiang a few days ago, hoping to exempt him from taxes for the past six months. The industries affected involve all aspects. From high-ranking foreign businessmen who make a lot of money every day to humble small craftsmen.
, small traders, everyone is having a hard time - except for the coffin shop, which received a large order from the epidemic prevention center for thin-skinned coffins for cremation.
Switching to a specialized cremation coffin can be regarded as an improvement for Lin Motian to reduce the resistance to cremation. In the past, the body collection team used oilcloth body bags. From raw materials to finished products, these things had to be customized at the Lianqin Clothing Factory in Hong Kong, which was very costly.
It also makes people feel cheap.
It is more dignified to have a coffin than to put it in a bag - the latter is, in the minds of many people, just like using a reed to sweep the coffin, which is the standard after death for the poorest class.
Instead, thin-skinned coffins made from various types of miscellaneous wood can be made locally and the cost is much lower.
However, this "prosperity" is nothing compared to the depression in the market. According to reports from the police system, many urban poor have begun to find it difficult to make ends meet and must rely on relief. Moreover, the original middle and lower-middle classes have also suffered to varying degrees.
People are experiencing difficulties in living and are in urgent need of relief. Now, relief food has to be transported from Hong Kong to Guangzhou every day.
Liu Xiang said with a wry smile at yesterday's regular work meeting of the municipal government: "The Senate thought Guangzhou was a cow, but it didn't expect it to be a dying, sick cow! Not only did it have no milk, but it also needed a steady stream of blood transfusions."
"But as long as the cow lives, it will have milk. If it dies, there will be nothing." Lin Motian said.
Guangzhou's currency reform has completely stalled - there is no commercial circulation at the moment. The advantage is that the originally expected financial struggles such as insufficient currency and hoarding by profiteers have not occurred: the plague bacilli has destroyed all these possibilities.
A series of new policies implemented by the Guangzhou Municipal Government have completely stalled at this moment. All manpower and material resources have been transferred to epidemic prevention.
The work of fighting the plague was complicated, including epidemic prevention brigade, investigation team, quarantine camp, infectious disease hospital, epidemic prevention center, humanization factory, and now a cemetery... He needed to take care of them all. He returned to the epidemic prevention command center at the health center tiredly.
, before stepping into the buffer zone and taking off his isolation cloak, he couldn't help but frown again: There was an envelope hanging at the door, which was the arrival of today's epidemic report. I wonder if today's numbers can make him feel better.
There is still good news: "The cremation policy has been implemented smoothly, and all corpses of those who died of illness and those who were suspected of illness have been cremated in accordance with regulations... The propaganda front has achieved remarkable results, and the proportion of citizens who recognize the senate's isolation and cremation policies is gradually increasing.
, resisting quarantine, fleeing during quarantine, secretly burying and dumping corpses, etc. have basically disappeared, and public opinion workers in various streets have contributed a lot... 24 cases of pneumonic plague have been discovered in the plague isolation area of the infectious disease hospital, and sporadic cases of pneumonic plague have begun to appear in various areas.
And the number is on the rise..."
Lin Motian looked at the document with a gloomy expression. The thing he was most worried about happened: with the emergence of pneumonic plague, the incidence and prevalence rates that had stabilized or even declined slightly showed a significant jump, and the epidemic began.