As time passed, many people were stranded on their way home and were taken to quarantine points with their cars and luggage for centralized treatment.
Luo Bo also took advantage of his free time to ask about the situation at home: "Dad, have you bought the New Year's goods?"
"I bought it. I heard that there is an epidemic in your area? You have to be careful." The old father also kept nagging.
The older generation had experienced SARS and naturally knew what it was like. However, in the small county town, despite the closure of entrances and exits, the city streets were still bustling with activity, filled with the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
"Everything is fine here. Buy the New Year's goods as soon as possible and go home and don't go out." Luo Bo gave many warnings. Knowing how severe the epidemic was, he couldn't help but say a few more words.
It was later discovered that this virus is most harmful to the elderly, so we are afraid that the elderly people in the family will be infected and there will be no hope for them. After all, the county town is not a big city.
After checking that nothing was missed, the live broadcast resumed. As the New Year approached, students on holiday made up for the drop in attendance from the previous few days.
In the first sentence of the broadcast, Luo Bo reminded: "The anchor has been absent these days. As for the reason, everyone should know it. I would also like to remind everyone to pay attention to safety and don't catch a cold, otherwise you will be pulled away directly."
The audience also felt the same way:
"Laxatives, I'm in the quarantine hotel, and I have to pay for my own accommodation. [Crying]"
"Good boy, you're so miserable. What happened? [Eating melon] Did you pass by Jiangcheng?"
"It's okay if I just passed by. There was a close contact around me, and I was a secondary close contact. The close contact has already tested positive."
"6, take care of yourself, brother. You might just have to stay in the hotel for the New Year."
Luo Bo also expressed sympathy for this situation. Now not only are people entering and leaving Jiangcheng in danger, but everyone around them is also in danger.
Now, a large amount of disinfectant is sprayed everywhere on the streets every day. Luo Bo's house is also sprayed with disinfectant inside and outside four or five times a day, and there are also people from the street office who come to conduct random inspections occasionally.
In the live broadcast room, Luo Bo did not play games, but watched the barrage, chatted with the players, and helped to check the accounts and so on.
Just a few days after the Little New Year, around the 20th, the authorities officially announced the lockdown of the entire city of Jiangcheng.
Older people once again recalled the fear of SARS, and there was unrest in society.
Mixian also asked in the morning: "Luo Bo, Jiangcheng has been completely locked down. I see that there are quite a few cases in Shanghai as well. I'm afraid it will also be closed down in a few days. Do you want to go out and do some emergency shopping?"
Luo Bo shook his head and comforted him: "No need, I'm already prepared."
I was afraid he wouldn't believe me, so I took him to the kitchen to check out the ingredients in the freezer. As for the warehouse, I just kept it to myself. It wasn't a good idea to show off my inventory in this situation. It would be bad if it caused unnecessary trouble.
After seeing this, Mixian was also relieved. He was in high school during the SARS epidemic and had witnessed the scene before.
The death toll reported in the news every day is even more frightening than what happened back then, especially given its terrifying spread and concealment.
Luo Bo also gave them a small box of masks and asked them to eat separately every day to prevent one person from being infected and infecting the other two.
At the same time, tableware was also fixed for each person to prevent cross-use.
Not long after, the street office began to register at home, and Luo Bo cooperated honestly.
As a homebody, Luo Bo had been in the house for nearly a month, so he simply asked a few questions before checking in and leaving. Mi Xian was also one of the others who arrived early, arriving in Shanghai before the 16th, so he wasn't taken away.
Fortunately, several people were not taken away, and Mi Xian’s wife also prepared a relatively sumptuous lunch to relax everyone’s tense nerves.
After dinner, they didn't dare go out. At most, they strolled around the yard a few times, threw the garbage at the door, and then turned back.
Of course there are sanitation workers to collect them, but now I don’t know whether the sanitation workers are still working every day.
The curfew in Shanghai was also unexpected. A few days after that visit, Luo Bo and his colleagues were also placed under house arrest and required to be quarantined at home to prevent infection with the virus.
On New Year's Eve, the neighborhood office thoughtfully sent some dumplings. Luo Bo thanked them and accepted them.
I didn’t prepare much for the New Year’s Eve dinner. I bought a lot of cooked food and ate some of the perishable food first.
Luo Bo also personally went into the kitchen and made a braised fish and steamed pork with rice flour to review his rusty skills.
In the evening, Su Ying called quietly. It seemed that her parents didn't know that she was no longer single. Luo Bo did the same and kept it a secret from his family.
"There have been several waves of people coming to my house these past few days. After watching the news, this virus looks so scary." Su Ying whispered in her small bedroom.
Luo Bo smiled and tried to comfort her: "Actually, if you take good precautions, the virus won't infect you that easily. Once the vaccine is available, you can go out and have fun without worry."
"Really?" The haze in Su Ying's heart was immediately swept away.
"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?" He was indeed not lying, but it would take another half a year for the vaccine to appear.
Moreover, the virus spread all over the world. In the end, Europe and the United States no longer even counted the number of infections in their own countries, and relied entirely on immunity to fight the virus.
The two of them then chatted for a while about the New Year. When there was a knock on the door from Su Ying's side, she was so scared that she quickly hung up the phone and made an appointment to meet after the New Year.
After hanging up the phone, Luo Bo also called home.
"Hello? Dad, are you playing poker again?" Luo Bo looked at a group of people smoking there and couldn't help but hold his forehead.
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