Vol 5 Chapter 13: Announce the epidemic

The earliest record of the Spanish flu appeared in the Finsen Barracks in Kansas, USA. Before lunch on March 11, 1918, a soldier in the barracks felt fever, sore throat, and headache. He went to the army hospital to see a doctor. The doctor thought he was suffering from a normal condition. Cold.
However, what followed was unexpected: By noon, more than 100 soldiers had similar symptoms. A few days later, on the weekend, there were already more than 500 "cold" patients in this barracks.
It soon spread to 3 cities including Detroit, and quickly began to spread. In April, a patient carried the virus into Europe, and then quickly spread.
In June, the flu entered Bulgaria, and Ferdinand declared a national martial law and began a nationwide epidemic prevention.
In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention, the Ministry of Health has imposed sanitary regulations as follows:
1. Anyone must take a hot bath at least twice a week, and also boil the water first, wait for the water to cool down before using it. It is forbidden to use cold water for bathing;
2. So the edible water must be boiled and drinking raw water is prohibited;
3. Wash hands with disinfectant water before meals, and factories and enterprises must install faucets;
4. Antivirus must be carried out every day in public places, and insects should be carried out in all residential areas, mainly mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, etc.;
5. Pets are isolated, close contact with animals is forbidden, distance must be kept when feeding, and the government organizes manual hunting of animals that wander into the city;
6. The government distributes masks free of charge and must be worn by everyone in public;
7. All schools are closed. Before the epidemic is over, no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization, and the government will bear all the additional expenses;
8. Factories and enterprises must organize comprehensive disinfection once a month and establish disease isolation rooms;
9. Temporarily close some entertainment venues. It is recommended that everyone go out less frequently;
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This is the first time that the Bulgarian Ministry of Health has implemented comprehensive epidemic prevention. Everyone has no experience. In order to control the epidemic, it is natural how strict it is.
Bulgaria seems to be back in the world war once again, everything has become serious, even more serious, even the colorful entertainment life has been cut across the board.
Not only is the country under martial law, but even the palace is no exception. The virus does not recognize people. Ferdinand knows how terrifying the Spanish flu is. How could he not take it seriously?
Even more stringent. Everyone in the palace has to be checked by a doctor every day. Once any symptoms develop, they can be declared on leave. At least they will not be used to go to work until the epidemic is over.
Constantine Fei was very unaccustomed to stepping into the palace, and a pungent smell of disinfectant came on his face. He frowned and accepted the doctor's examination before being put into the palace.
Yes, he thinks that the Bulgarian government has made a fuss too much. Although the flu has broken out, a large-scale death has not occurred. Like most people, Constantine also believes that this is just a common viral cold.
Of course, the common viral colds of this era are also deadly, but the young and strong can resist the past, and the old and the weak have a higher mortality rate.
Originally, Constantine wanted to persuade Ferdinand to lift the national martial law. The current epidemic prevention work has seriously hindered the normal operation of Bulgaria's economy. Many projects have been forced to terminate, factories have also been ordered to ban overtime, and shopping malls have been in depression.
However, after seeing the posture in the palace, he realized that the king paid more attention to the epidemic than he had imagined. No matter how tightly guarded outside, no one would restrict the travel of his prime minister!
But when he got here, he was checked by a doctor before entering the palace, and then he was forced to change his clothes. The attendant's explanation was that the clothes may carry viruses. For the safety of the king, the prime minister asked the Prime Minister to change safer clothes. !
Constantine is a little speechless, well, the king is the king. This kind of pride is not comparable to others. Everyone must change to sterilized clothes when entering the palace.
This is not just them, including the guards who come in and out every day, and the personnel responsible for transporting supplies. Each person gives one set every day.
Constantine didn't think that these clothes would be taken back or reused many times, and the king's face must not be lost. The daily expenses of tens of thousands of levs are indispensable!
Observing a tree and autumn, seeing the posture in the palace, he knew that the matter was big, and now the epidemic has not appeared in Sofia?
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With a depressed mood, Constantine saw Ferdinand drinking tea. Both of them were wearing masks. The picture was so comical.
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Constantine asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, are you making a fuss too much? This is not the Middle Ages where the Black Death spreads. Does it need such a big fanfare?
Although the flu has spread in a wide range this time, it is not very harmful to the human body. Now all of Europe is discussing our epidemic prevention work, this..."
Ferdinand interrupted: "Aren't we becoming a laughingstock again?"
Konstantin nodded. Although the Bulgarian government has not been ridiculed by the outside world once or twice, what is different from the previous ones is that most of the previous practices of the Bulgarian government have been proven to be correct!
In the current situation, at least Constantine himself has not discovered the reason for this!
Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "Let them laugh first, and wait for them to cry in the future!
If action is not taken in time, I am afraid that the death toll caused by this pandemic may not be less than the death toll caused by the Black Death in the Middle Ages! "
Constantine's face changed drastically. As a pure European, he never heard the legends about the famous "Black Death". It only caused one third of the Europeans to die at that time. European civilization directly A hundred years of retrogression is enough to scare anyone!
"Your Majesty, is this too exaggerated? If it was the Black Death, there should have been a large number of deaths of patients? But there are many places where influenza has broken out in the world, and the phenomenon of massive deaths of patients has not appeared? "Constantin asked suspiciously.
Ferdinand sighed, and then explained:
A biological expert told me that this influenza virus is mutating. In Darwin’s words, the virus is evolving. At present, it is only highly transmissible. The lethal viruses have combined, and in the end it is very likely to evolve into a black death again!"
Constantine can't wait to slap himself now, what examples are not good, if he wants to talk about the Black Death, this time it really comes!
Although this is only a possibility, it must be taken seriously, otherwise when the possibility becomes a reality, everyone will be ready to cry!
Seeing Constantine's expression, Ferdinand knew he was scared. It is estimated that any normal European would be scared when he heard about the "Black Death is coming again"!
Ferdinand comforted: "Don't be so nervous, this is just a possibility, and it is the worst guess!
With our current medical level, the Black Death is not completely hopeless. Most patients can be cured. If you are worried, you can also check the information. The Black Death has also occurred in the East, and it was stopped by them. The destructive power is much smaller than we thought!
This flu, at best, is only one smallpox, and it has not reached the level of destroying human civilization! "
Well, forgive Ferdinand’s ignorance. Although the casualties caused by smallpox are not as large as the Black Death, its influence in European history is not small at all. It directly caused the end of the Eastern Roman Empire!
Therefore, he thought he had given an example with fewer deaths, but the impact on Constantine was still huge!
Whether it's smallpox or the Black Death, it can easily destroy the existence of an empire, and this "flu" is actually far from reaching this level. After all, the death rate is 5% and almost 100%. Rate is two completely different concepts!
After a while, Konstantin recovered from the shock and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I understand that this situation is only one in ten thousand possibility. We can't take risks. Please rest assured that the cabinet will urge you. The government is doing a good job of epidemic prevention!"
For Konstantin, who has already become famous, any adventure may become a fatal stain in his life, leading the Bulgarian government to this point, his historical status is not lower than that of Bismarck!
Even he was even more successful, because Germany has been crippled, and Bulgaria is still growing. Not surprisingly, when he is disbanded and returned to the fields, Bulgaria is already Europe's number one industrial power.
Even the largest power in Europe is very possible. This is convenient for Bulgaria and Prussia to have similarities. Both are militant countries, and the military's combat effectiveness is the strongest wave!
Other factors cannot destroy this country, but the "virus" is an exception. History has told him how vulnerable human beings are to diseases.
So now the epidemic prevention work must be done well, and he even feels that the current epidemic prevention work is not strict enough and needs to be strengthened!
If the worst situation does not happen, it is best. The big deal is to waste some human, material, and financial resources, which are all within the tolerance of the Bulgarian government.
At most, it is criticized by the outside world for excessive epidemic prevention. Anyway, for such a highly communicable disease, the government must strengthen epidemic prevention work for the safety of the general public and is also politically correct!
If it happened, Bulgaria, who had been prepared for a long time, could also minimize the loss and even take this opportunity to surpass other powers!
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After returning to the cabinet, Constantine convened a cabinet meeting in the name of the prime minister, seriously emphasized the epidemic prevention work, and issued a funny order in a very humorous way-declare war on the rat!
Content: Rats are the dirtiest creatures in the world and the greatest enemy of mankind. They are not qualified to live under the same sky as us!
On behalf of the Bulgarian government, I have formally declared war on the rats. All citizens of Bulgaria, please take up the weapons in your hands and kill our enemies to make this world a better place!
Well, the sequelae of the Black Death, who caused the rats to spread the Black Death? In order to prevent the slightest failure, Constantine decided to kill the mouse first. Anyway, it is impossible for anyone to call the mouse wrong in this era!
This can be regarded as a flavoring agent in the tense life in Bulgaria in 1918, and then various methods of killing rodents were staged in Bulgaria, including medicine, pressing, blocking, closing, clamping, turning, filling, digging, sticking, and shooting. The method has appeared first!
It can be said that everyone is screaming and beating rats across the street. The rats disappeared from the sight of the Bulgarian people in the shortest time. Of course, this was only a short-term.
In an era of rat poison and rodent exterminators, the rats are really boring, and the rats have to make a strategic shift, leaving the city and turning to the enemy's weak mountain to resist!
In September, Bulgaria, which had been under martial law for more than three months, finally waited for an official and accurate answer as the people waited.
For the first time, the Bulgarian Ministry of Health publicized the epidemic-"A Letter to the Bulgarian National People", and issued disease warnings to countries around the world:
It is a pity that a large-scale spread of diseases has broken out again in human history. Now the Ministry of Health once again reminds you to do a good job in epidemic prevention. Although our medicine has been very advanced, we are still vulnerable to diseases.
After research by our biologists and medical scientists, we found that this pandemic is not a common viral cold in the past. There are viruses that are more destructive to the human body behind the flu!
At present, this virus is still in the incubation period. Since there has not been an outbreak, we cannot clearly say what impact will be caused after the outbreak. In short, the result must be catastrophic!
And biologists also found that the virus is still recombining continuously during its spread~EbookFREE.me~ Each recombination is an increase in toxicity and increased infectivity, which also means that this virus is not unique, short-term There is no way for us to develop a special medicine.
The symptoms of patients after infection are mainly high fever, cough, runny nose, myalgia, etc. Most of them are accompanied by severe pneumonia. In severe cases, heart, kidney and other organ failures lead to death, and the mortality rate is high.
Now we are here to call on medical research institutions all over the world to join this research together, so that drugs that can cure this virus can be developed as soon as possible and contribute to the survival of mankind!
At the same time, here we also warn governments of all countries to prepare for epidemic prevention to avoid catastrophic consequences after the virus outbreak!
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Scientists in Bulgaria do not eat dry food. Under the strong request of Ferdinand, considerable results have been achieved in the past few months, but there is no special medicine!
Everyone’s virus is almost different. The development of a special drug under this background is completely idiotic, so Ferdinand simply chose to make the news public.
As for whether European and American countries can develop vaccines or drugs to cure viruses, scientists have clearly told him that they do not exist at the current level of technology!
If they only develop a cure-specific drug for a certain patient, they can do it now, but a drug that is suitable for curing most people is still a problem that cannot be overcome!
Ferdinand is neither the Virgin nor the butcher. After the epidemic was made public, he was no longer participating!
This kind of thing is just as destined to do everything. If someone believes it, then believe it, don’t believe it. Anyway, the climax of death is coming soon, and now the best time to defend has actually missed!
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