Chapter 551 Time Test
Nile Province.
Rowenad Village.
A group of people in white coats gathered in front of several houses in Rowenad Village. Many people wanted to watch but were driven away far away by the city police.
A long cordon surrounded the house marked with red paint. The men in white coats were fully armed, wearing masks and gloves, and holding pliers in their hands, picking and choosing.
The policeman dressed in military green shouted to the villagers of Rowenad Village in front of him: "Don't get close. It's best not to get close to these houses within a week. We are going to burn these houses down, so it's best not to watch the excitement and be careful not to get hurt by mistake."
At this time, another policeman said, "Also, let me ask you one last time. Do any villagers have any personal belongings of infected people? You'd better think carefully and don't be greedy for small gains. I want to remind you that the virus is contagious, but we are not sure how it is transmitted, so it's best to be foolproof."
At this time, the villagers shouted: "Don't worry, officer. We know how to deal with the plague. We dare not take the belongings of the dead. Who would risk their lives for such a small gain?"
"Well, it's better not to."
In fact, there is no way that there is anything valuable in this small village in the west of the Nile Province that is worth coveting, and most of the immigrants' belongings are distributed by East Africa. They are all counted, and it is roughly certain whether there is anything missing. Just like the police said before, asking this question is just to ensure that there is no mistake. This is a necessary procedure.
Faced with the sudden outbreak of the plague, some villagers were quite panicked, but some old immigrants were relatively calm and at ease. They had experienced this kind of thing many times and had some experience. Rowenad Village is a new immigrant village, so there are a few old immigrants serving as leaders to help the new immigrants adapt to the East African environment as quickly as possible.
Of course, it would be an exaggeration to say that everyone was completely calm. Not to mention these old immigrants, even the employees of the disease center who have been working there for many years could not have been without any thoughts. However, things had already happened, and everyone could only tacitly keep a stable mentality. After all, panicking would not solve the problem.
There are also some ruthless people who are truly not afraid of death, or those who have long been numb to it. They are some police officers and Claire from the Grusegen City Disease Center. Most of the police in East Africa are military professionals, so death is nothing to them. Claire has simply seen too many of them.
"Mr. Claire, all the infected people's belongings have been collected, and we have filled the house with firewood, straw and other flammable materials."
"Set it on fire!" Claire, who was used to separations and deaths, said mercilessly, without paying any attention to the people behind her who were in a bad mood.
Soon, houses were engulfed by flames, thick smoke dyed the sky, and under the firelight there seemed to be the wailing of ghosts.
"Director Claire, the source of the disease this time is most likely caused by eating raw wild animals. According to our investigation, it is most likely monkeys."
"Any relevant clues?"
"It's mainly based on the villagers' retelling. They said that a villager named Tie Li secretly hunted monkeys in the eastern forest to satisfy his cravings."
"Monkeys? Even if this person is greedy, he doesn't need to focus on monkeys, right? There are so many wild animals, lions, leopards, wildebeests, zebras..." Claire counted them all, "So many animals, but he chose monkeys."
"This may be related to a legendary food in the Far East, that is, monkey brains. However, this Li obviously does not know how to handle this kind of food, so this accident occurred. Of course, this is just our speculation. It is not certain whether it is caused by hunting and eating wild animals."
Many infectious diseases in East Africa appear out of nowhere, and it is difficult to determine the source. Malaria is easy to identify, as 90% of the time it is caused by mosquito bites.
"Monkey brain?" This made Claire speechless. If it were any other animal, or if the ingredients were cooked, this kind of thing would most likely not happen.
In the early stages of East Africa's development, when solving the food problem, it was inevitable to kill wild animals in East Africa. However, the animals chosen by East Africa were mostly zebras and wildebeests, and they were very taboo about many inexplicable wild animals.
Claire said to the villagers, "The source of this unknown infection is most likely that you villagers violated the regulations and killed wild monkeys for your own appetite, and you didn't clean them properly. I want to know how you could eat something with blood on it. It's not like you can't eat meat, so it's not unjust that Li died. If he died by himself, it would be fine, but his five neighbors became unlucky as a result."
He turned to his assistant and said, "Have you dealt with the people who had contact with the deceased in the past few days?"
"It has been isolated and no condition has been found so far."
"Very good. We must keep them locked up. If they show no symptoms within a week, then it's fine. As for Rowenad Village, they should not have direct contact with the outside world for this month."
"The municipal government has decided to deliver daily necessities to a flat area two miles away from the village. We just need to go there every three days to receive them. We don't have to worry about food and drink here."
"Well, this is something our disease center has discussed with the city before. You young people don't have to worry too much. You will get used to it after seeing many storms and waves." Claire said to comfort her team members.
If you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Claire has experienced many separations and deaths, but he is luckier than many people and has lived safely to this day.
"In fact, disease is not that scary. It's like a lottery, and the probability of winning is very low. I haven't heard of a large-scale disease outbreak in recent years, so don't worry about your future. I believe you will have a more comfortable future than I did."
"Director Claire, have you ever experienced an outbreak of an infectious disease?"
"I've only experienced it once, in Kampala back then. As for the others, I've only heard about them. There were indeed many such incidents in East Africa in the past, but many of them did not develop into major disasters because they were controlled in time. Their scale was not very impressive compared to Europe. For example, infectious diseases of the level of the Vienna plague last time have not occurred in East Africa so far, or there is no chance of them happening."
"Director Claire, we have only been in East Africa for a few years, but East Africa is indeed very different from what is described in Europe. This is even the most unique place in East Africa. Other regions in Africa and East Africa can be said to be two completely different worlds. Do you know the specific reason?"
Claire shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but I personally think that one of the important reasons why East Africa has become the safest place in Africa is that it enforces hygienic habits, such as filtering water sources, boiling water, cooking food, cleaning, washing clothes, and taking a bath. Details big and small protect the safety of East African citizens. Although there are many rules, after testing, these measures are likely to be effective."
"I don't know what the principle is, but for example, the measure of repelling mosquitoes seems to have greatly reduced the number of malaria cases in East Africa, even to a level lower than some temperate regions and countries."
"These are not things we can think of, but paying attention to hygiene can effectively improve the quality of life. Maybe some lazy people just don't like it."
Claire was chatting with her team members. They would stay in Rowenad Village for the next two or three weeks because they would be likely to be infected after entering the village. After all, there were no inspection equipment, so they could only rely on time to test whether it was safe.
(End of this chapter)
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