Chapter 171 No epidemic? May Day.
After the New Year, after visiting relatives, the family of three returned to Pengcheng because Wang Shan was going to start school in a few days.
The people of Shenzhen are still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year. Blessings of "Congratulations and Great Prosperity" can be seen everywhere, as well as the lively scene of distributing red envelopes.
However, the Pengcheng Municipal Government at this time was facing a great enemy, because Pengcheng also discovered the "strange disease" that could infect medical staff, which was later commonly known as "SARS."
But unexpectedly, the next day, the news that a strange disease had been discovered in Pengcheng spread among the citizens.
At the same time, the panic buying spree that broke out in Heyuan spread to Huizhou and Longgang, and then all of Shenzhen was buying up isatis root and white vinegar, with the price rising from ten yuan to one hundred yuan.
In addition to these, antiviral oral liquid, 84 disinfectant and masks were all sold out.
Affected by the rush to buy, Wang Xiuren also became a little impatient, "Are the things we bought before enough? Should we buy some more?"
Lin Qiu didn't say anything. He pulled him to the locker and opened the door to show him that it was full of masks, isatis root, disinfectant alcohol, and disinfectant.
"When did you buy so much?" Wang Xiuren was finally relieved.
Lin Qiu bought these things in several installments. She also told Zhou Qing to replenish the consumed items every two days, for fear that they would not be available in time.
I didn’t expect that the supplies I stockpiled would really come in handy.
The buying spree reached its peak two days later. Everyone was in a panic and searched everywhere for isatis root, white vinegar, erythromycin, etc. The normal price of roxithromycin is around ten yuan, but it has been hyped up to twenty, thirty or even fifty yuan per box.
The price of Isatis root is even more outrageous. A bag of Isatis root that costs five yuan can be sold for up to 100-200 yuan.
Ah Yun stamped her feet on the other end of the phone, "Oh, if only I had listened to you. Disinfectant and white vinegar are totally unavailable right now."
She didn't take it seriously at the time. She bought a pack of isatis root and masks, and only one bottle of disinfectant, which is not enough now.
Lin Qiu imagined her regretful expression, and the corners of his mouth rose. "I'll ask Xiu Ren to send you some of each. I still have some here. This is a high-incidence area, so we must pay special attention to protection."
"Aqiu, you are really my savior!" Ayun shouted excitedly.
The sound was so loud that even Wang Xiuren, who was sitting on the sofa watching the news, could hear it.
A day later, the Yangcheng Municipal Government and the Guangdong Provincial Health Department held a press conference, disclosing for the first time that there were 305 SARS patients in Guangdong Province, 5 deaths, and declared that the epidemic had been brought under control.
For a period of time thereafter, rumors about the epidemic seemed to calm down, people went to get off work as usual, and entertainment venues such as bars and karaoke bars were open as usual.
The Chinese football team and the Brazilian football team even played a friendly match at the Yangcheng Olympic Sports Center, attracting 50,000 spectators.
Long before the school started, Wang Xiuren had already planned his daughter's schooling. Wang Shan and her classmates all went to school on a day basis, so after school started, he would pick her up and drop her off every day.
He is a person who is fine with other things, but is particularly careful with his daughter. There are so many people on the bus, who knows if there are any hidden infected people among them?
In order to ensure my daughter's safety, I'd better put in more effort myself.
After returning from her hometown, Wang Shan encountered the epidemic and did not go out to sketch, but stayed at home obediently.
Since she didn't paint well during this holiday, she decided to use the last holiday to practice more.
Wang Shan had a good foundation in painting. Although she had not practiced enough in her hometown, she was not unfamiliar with it. In less than an afternoon, she had regained her touch.
Whenever she paints, she can quickly calm down and immerse herself in the task. Usually, a whole morning/afternoon will pass when she finishes a painting.
As time went on, the atmosphere of panic intensified. People began to speculate where the virus came from?
There were many different opinions, and word began to spread that the virus was caused by eating wild animals.
Some people say that it’s because people in Guangzhou eat everything, civet cats, monkey brains, bats, mice... they put everything in their mouths, how can they not be infected with the virus?
In an era when Internet information is not very developed, it is really unexpected that such gossip can spread so quickly.
Wang Xiuren usually follows Adage, Axing and Mange, and they often go to the game restaurant. Ever since he saw the news report, he has been terrified for a long time, fearing that he would be infected with the virus because of his greedy mouth.
Dongmen Hubei Market is the largest wild game trading center in Shenzhen. In previous years, the Chinese New Year period was the busiest time for business, but this year it was only busy for less than a week, and now it is almost closed down because of rumors like this.
Primary and secondary schools across the country usually start classes around the Lantern Festival, and those in Shenzhen also start as scheduled.
As soon as school started, Wang Xiuren had to pick up and drop off Wang Shan to and from school every day, and Lin Qiu had to guard the convenience store at the entrance of the community.
Wang Shan goes out every day smelling like disinfectant and comes home smelling sour in the afternoon.
She couldn't help but complain, "I really can't stand it! At home there's a smell of disinfectant, and at school the air is full of the smell of vinegar, it makes me dizzy and my nose is going to break!"
"Just bear with it a little longer, just bear with it a little longer! The smell is a little unpleasant, but it's better than getting infected with the virus, right?" Lin Qiu helped her get clothes and told her to take a shower quickly.
Wang Shan could only walk into the bathroom with a look of despair, but she didn't expect that the bathroom was also filled with the smell of disinfectant.
well--
Wang Shan couldn't help but lament, when will days like this end?
We thought the epidemic could be brought under control quickly, but in March, large numbers of infections began to appear in the capital.
Every day when Wang Xiuren was at home, he would turn on the TV to watch the news. He frowned and said, "Will this happen in Pengcheng as well?"
Lin Qiu was also busy calling her hometown, repeatedly telling the old couple not to come over for the time being, and also asking the other sisters to stay at home. I couldn't stay any longer, so I went for a walk in the fields.
The memory was too distant, and Lin Qiu was not sure when SARS was completely brought under control.
Because Dr. Zhong is in charge in Guangdong Province, the health department dare not take it lightly and still treats patients based on clinical experience in a pragmatic manner.
Pengcheng has also strictly carried out epidemic prevention and control work, and various measures have been implemented reasonably and effectively. There are almost no medical staff infections, and the overall infection rate is also very low in the province.
What’s a bit funny is that mobile phones had begun to appear on a large scale at this time, but there were no smartphones or social media, and all kinds of information were transmitted through text messages and phone calls. Some humorous jokes also began to spread through text messages.
For example, when Wu Yi served as the Minister of Health, someone cleverly linked the homophonic words "Wu Yi, no epidemic, May Day" together, and created a text message like "With no epidemic, there will be no epidemic, on May Day."
Miraculously, less than a month after Wu Yi took office as Minister of Health, the epidemic situation in various places was gradually brought under control, and it was just after May 1st.
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