Lin Motian firmly believed that the pneumonic plague definitely did not just appear in the past two days. It was just that their quarantine network, which looked ridiculously crude from a modern perspective, failed to detect it at all. But even the parts covered by the quarantine network had already appeared intensively.
Cases of pneumonic plague appeared almost at the same time, which shows that cases of pneumonic plague may appear in large numbers.
Lin Motian walked out of the health department feeling quite exhausted: It's really hard to do anything. I originally thought that in a place like Guangzhou where veterans gather, they would be less likely to be criticized than expatriate veterans like Zhao Yingong, but it didn't happen.
Thinking that this matter was still done, everyone was disgusted - but there was no other way. It turned out that the relatively mild quarantine measures did not stop the progress of the plague, and the number of new diagnoses and deaths every day did not decrease significantly.
, the outbreak of the pneumonic plague will only make matters worse. Fortunately, the weather in Guangzhou is currently warm and the houses are well ventilated. With his newly announced compulsory disinfection order covering private houses, the pneumonic plague should not be as aggressive as the Northeastern plague in the old dimension.
, he still has a chance.
The popularity on the street is getting worse and worse. Lin Motian now takes a walk on the street every day to take a look. Although everyone advises him not to go out on the street to avoid being infected, he knows the epidemic prevention team members and related staff outside.
Many people fell ill and died. Mu Min said at the meeting that there are currently a large number of vacancies in Paijia and Baochang. In addition to dying of illness, many people are determined not to be grassroots "officials" anymore. If they hide themselves
If we get up, the morale of the staff who are risking their lives on the front line to prevent the epidemic will be greatly affected.
The streets are quiet. Since the stricter epidemic prevention regulations, the noisy and cheerful city of Guangzhou has gradually sunk into a terrible dead silence. The sound of rolling wheels of a trolley can be heard in the distance - this is the trolley collecting corpses - which is particularly harsh.
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Lin Motian was wearing an isolation gown and a large mask. Even so, the anti-epidemic team members, National Army soldiers and police on duty on the street recognized him. They knew that the doctor following the guard was a chief.
The elders went on patrol on the streets, which fully played a role in calming people's hearts. Therefore, not only Lin Motian did this, but other elders also appeared in public from time to time. Even the elders of some unrelated departments also did this - when the number of cases reached a new high
In the days of , the elders of the legal academy still held court to hear cases.
Of course, he was not completely unprepared. Liu San had secretly transported a batch of cryogenically stored streptomycin injections from Lingao - although it had expired, it should still be somewhat effective - in case any veteran got sick.
, you can use it immediately.
Lin Motian was walking on the street and faintly heard the excited voice of a young man in front of him: "...Who knows that burning corpses is against human ethics, but if we don't do this, it may harm the whole city!..."
He thought the quarantine officer was having another conflict with the residents, but when he turned around, he saw a young citizen arguing with an old woman who was in tears. However, it looked like the young man's eyes were red, and his voice began to tremble as he spoke.
Already.
He walked slowly over. When the patrol officers and anti-epidemic team members saw that he was an elder, they immediately stood at attention and saluted. He waved his hands and walked forward: "Old man, don't be sad. Even if you are sick and die, there is no use crying anymore, let alone...
There is a risk of spreading the epidemic, so let them send it quickly..."
Seeing that the old woman was about to cry again, he couldn't help but want to reach out to help her. The quarantine officer was shocked and quickly pulled her back: "Chief, a person who died of illness just moved out of this household..."
Lin Motian was stunned, stepped back, and continued: "As the saying goes: it's safe to be buried. But now for the tens of millions of people in Suicheng, for the sake of the living, it is inevitable that we will not care about the deceased... Gu Zhong, but
The safety of millions of lives is even more serious. I hope the old man will understand..." As he said this, he bowed slowly to the old woman, which to a certain extent covered up the embarrassment he felt when he took a step back.
The patrolman, the quarantine officer and the young man were all shocked: the old lady did not know who Lin Motian was, but these three people knew: since the Senate officially took over Guangzhou, no senator has ever taken the initiative to bow to an individual.
It was a precedent. Not only did Elder Lin break the rules, but he was also targeting an illiterate old lady! The young man’s knees were weak and he was about to kneel down. Suddenly he thought of Song Bu Xing kowtow. He was stunned for a long time before he hurriedly said in a trembling voice.
: "Chief, this..."
"I can see that you are very active in understanding the spirit of the Senate. Are you from Qiongzhou?" Lin Motian was a little confused, because judging from the young man's dress, it was obvious that he was not a naturalized citizen, so he asked.
"No... no, but my eldest brother is Baozheng, and I am now the lead actor of this film. We all... support the Senate's will." The young man's "Newspeak" is not very proficient, "Yesterday
My father died of illness, and when Jia Ci heard that he was going to be sent away for cremation, he... couldn't bear it... but... the plague... was small... we understand..." As he spoke, tears were about to fall down again, but everyone understood what he meant.
Can understand.
"You did the right thing." Lin Motian said softly, "Cremation does not mean that we do not sacrifice the deceased. In this disaster, even if the soldiers on the quarantine front sacrificed, cremation is inevitable, and even I am no exception. Wait until
The plague has been eradicated, we must erect a monument to comfort these citizens and martyrs who have sacrificed their efforts to fight the plague... Please comfort the old lady..."
Of course, the propaganda outlet would not give up such a good opportunity. Lin Motian's bow to the family members of the deceased was quickly published in the newspapers. The propaganda outlet took the opportunity to launch a new round of offensive. Guangzhou's newspapers were soon filled with "
Reports such as "Elder Lin Motian bowed three times to the families of the victims in the epidemic area", "Elder Lin Motian visited the epidemic area in person and spoke to the leaders of the quarantine brigade at all levels", "Elder Lin Motian inspected the epidemic area: the people of the Song Dynasty are invincible"
——I have to say that Lin Motian did a very good job with this gesture. Qin Yuanlao also took advantage of this momentum to hold a grand memorial service for the staff who died in the line of duty at Luzeyuan Cemetery, which can be called the most mournful honor. Then he made a special
Extra number in the issue of "Yangcheng Express".
Under the powerful propaganda campaign and the unrelenting pressure of the military and police, the resistance to the implementation of the isolation policy and cremation policy finally began to decrease.
"Tell them to take this down." After another day of inspection, Lin Motian walked into the door of the Health Commission with a tired look. While reaching for the day's epidemic report, he said to the sentry
He pointed at the newspaper with a large photo of himself on the bulletin board - this newspaper had been posted for a long time. Lin Motian still felt a little nauseous when he saw the publicity about himself in the newspaper. Today he finally couldn't hold it back and offered to hand over the newspaper.
Take it down.
"Yes, chief!" the sentry stood up and saluted.
"Where's today's epidemic report?" Lin Motian looked at the document bag at the door: it was empty.
"The comrades in the office have taken it away," the sentry explained.
It should be on his desk. Lin Motian thought, walking towards the command center, but heard a loud noise in the distance.
"What are you making all the noise about?" Lin Motian scolded the cheerful staff in a low voice, a little unhappy.
"Chief, good news!" A correspondent excitedly held up a document that was obviously today's epidemic report. "Since the outbreak of pneumonic plague, our daily death toll has dropped for the first time!"
Lin Motian staggered and took a step back, but a smile finally appeared on his pale face: Finally, there has been a turn for the better! I don't have to worry about being kicked back to teach!
Although he does not expect that the epidemic will gradually decrease and disappear from today, at least this is a good sign.
Lin Motian took the report from the correspondent and saw that not only the death toll began to decrease - although the decrease was very small, but the number of quarantined people sent to Cheung Chau Island also began to decrease, and even the incidence of escapes also decreased.
The escape of quarantined persons from Cheung Chau Island has occurred more than once. There are successes and failures in escapes. However, every escape of quarantined persons will be on the hunting list, especially at various road junctions. The earliest escapes were
Once the quarantined persons are caught, they are sent back to be quarantined again for 12 days. However, as the number of escapees increases, many people are never found again, which creates a great hidden danger. Therefore, the treatment of escapees has also become stricter. Not only found in quarantine camps,
Sentinels who have fled can be shot dead on the spot. Once the fugitives are captured, they will be quarantined again. After the quarantine is over, they will be exiled to Taiwan.
After taking this measure, the flight of quarantined persons has dropped significantly - after all, there is a huge difference between staying in a quarantine camp for 12 days and being exiled overseas. And with the increased publicity, people have become more aware of the role of quarantine and isolation.
I am more understanding and have less resistance.
There were only three cases of quarantined personnel escaping last week, and all of them were caught. Lin Motian looked at the confession attached at the end, and he could say "the circumstances are pitiable" and "the circumstances are extenuating".
But rules are rules. He responded as usual in the report: follow precedent.
The whole of Guangzhou has gradually calmed down after the panic. Various epidemic prevention efforts are becoming more and more effective, policy implementation is becoming more and more smooth, and the fluctuations of the epidemic have begun to slow down. Lin Motian and the elders of Guangzhou gradually feel that
Things went smoothly. Some policy reforms that were originally difficult to promote, such as house demolition and dredging, have gained more and more support due to the righteousness of "epidemic prevention". Many people and shops who originally refused to cooperate have also
The agreement was signed under strong pressure from public opinion, and the demolition of houses and dredging began just after the plague subsided. Liu Xiang also prepared to carry out a series of urban construction projects in and outside Guangzhou in the name of "epidemic prevention", and used this to intimidate the city's gentry.
Big households use their money to "donate".
"If I didn't make you so scared, I wouldn't have known that Liu was written like this!" Liu Xiang was making small calculations in his office.rw