A catastrophe is an umbrella term for something that has a devastating impact on human beings and the environment on which they depend.

Although the world has been advancing, there are still some sudden disasters that humans are caught off guard.

Just as the global Chinese were celebrating the Chinese New Year's Eve of 2020, Lin Zitan, like the global Chinese, suddenly learned on the day of the Spring Festival Gala that an ancient but great city in China was plunged into an unprecedented infectious disease epidemic crisis.

In order to control the spread of this contagious disease, the Chinese authorities immediately took very effective measures, yes--- lockdown the city, and in an instant, the city of more than 10 million people seemed to stop breathing in an instant.

Although this lockdown has been called various infamy by the Western media, in order to isolate the source of infection, in order not to cause a large-scale spread of the epidemic to the people of the whole country.

The Chinese authorities can only make such an extraordinary decision in this extraordinary period, for which the city has sacrificed their New Year's celebrations and the convenience of daily life, and successfully blocked the risk of outward spread!

Lin Zitan, who was originally looking forward to Zhang Jing's family taking off to New York for spring break on the second day of the Lunar New Year, immediately called Li Manrui after seeing the news.

At this time, Li Manrui was spending the holiday with the Li family's parents and younger brother's family, and Li Manrui went to watch TV and the news when she received the call, so they immediately decided to return to New York immediately.

On the night of the 24th, that is, on the morning of the first day of the Chinese New Year in China, Lin Zitan changed the ticket to Li Manrui and them.

Just when Li Manrui and his party got on the plane, they saw the news of the closure of the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan.

Lin Zitan called Grandpa Lin, and Grandpa Lin said that they had seen the news a long time ago, and asked Lin Zitan not to worry, because there were no cases in City B at that time.

"Grandpa, I'll buy you a plane ticket, and you should come out and avoid it, right? Lin Zitan pleaded.

"Now City B is very good, we don't have to go anywhere, besides, your grandmother and I have any medical insurance, and all kinds of medical equipment in China are no worse than those in the United States.

Moreover, ZF attaches great importance to this epidemic, as long as the case is found, it will be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately, which is very timely and efficient, which is better than going to a foreign country with a language barrier and an unfamiliar place!

Besides, even if you really win, my old man is so old, he has to die in his own motherland, not to mention who knows if the road is safe, who knows if you have a country in the United States?"

After Lin Zitan repeatedly persuaded to no avail, he had to promise the old man to stay home to avoid the epidemic according to the community's arrangement.

And Zhang Jing's family, who originally planned to fly to New York on the second day of the Lunar New Year, finally decided to stay in the mainland, and Zhang Jing and Alice were also afraid that there would be any accidents in the process of moving!

Fortunately, all the tenants of the courtyard where Grandpa Lin lived have returned to their hometowns for the holidays, and the whole courtyard is full of old couples.

As soon as Li Manrui and her parents and daughter arrived in New York, Lin Zitan told them not to go out at home, and arranged for Kyle to deliver them the necessary food.

On January 29, the third day after Li Manrui's family returned to New York, Lin Zitan donated 100,000 yuan through the Municipal Charity Federation.

Although their family is in the United States, Lin Zitan's concern for the country has not relaxed for a moment, especially many news legends that this disease has a great impact on the elderly.

Lin Zitan pays close attention to the development of the epidemic in China every day, talks to Grandpa Lin on the phone every day, and constantly refreshes the situation of increasing cases in every city in China.

Emma's father, Bill, came back to the United States a year ago, so during this time, Bill would accompany Emma to pick up the children from school every day and leave them at Johnson Sr.'s house until late to send them back.

During this period, Lin Zitan tried to call the landline of Lin Guodong's house several times, but always hung up after connecting.

In the end, he couldn't help it, and still pretended to be Lin Hao to ask about Grandma Lin and Lin Guodong's family, but fortunately, their whole family was very good, which made Lin Zitan's heart finally put back in his stomach.

Lin Zitan does not have much money in his personal account, so in order to express his concern about the domestic epidemic, he can only donate another 1 million yuan to the Wuhan Charity Federation through his charitable foundation in China.

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Due to the effective control of the authorities, the epidemic situation in China has finally gradually improved after more than two months, and the process is thrilling and affects the hearts of children of all ethnic groups in China and all over the world.

According to reports, on March 14, the lockdown in HUBEI province began to be relaxed, and with the concerted efforts of the global Chinese, Lin Zitan breathed a sigh of relief about the epidemic in China.

Emma's father also chose to return to the mainland at this time, and although he was quarantined for two weeks as soon as he returned, he arrived safely.

It was also at this time that the epidemic situation in the United States suddenly began to become severe.

Since the first case appeared on January 21, the authorities have been misleading the people, preaching more than once that the mortality rate is less than 1%, but a bad cold.

As more and more cases emerged, it turned out that more and more people were dying due to their worsening condition. Not only did the authorities of the United States not choose to take the necessary measures at the first time, but the interest groups of all parties passed the buck to each other and shirked the blame.

Because hospitals do not have the authority to test patients, the group of patients who initially died of the epidemic were not tested until they died.

The CDC and the federal ZF continue to fool people into not wearing masks, saying that these masks are for people who are sick, and it doesn't work if they don't wear them, which also brings more opportunities for the spread of the epidemic and causes more delays in the control of the epidemic.

It wasn't until March 10 that the CDC and the federal government began to allow testing that they found out that the epidemic was out of control, with 1,000 confirmed cases a day that day, and the federal ZF was still busy throwing the pot and saving the market.

Under such circumstances, many places have continued to assemble and party, and some states have even continued to hold marathons of tens of thousands of people according to the original plan, and this series of inaction and misleading the people is the main reason for the community infection in 50 states in the United States on March 17, and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 10,000 on March 19.

Since Li Manrui came back to quarantine, Lin Zitan has also begun to pay attention to the news of the United States and the changes in the global epidemic, just when everyone was shocked by the fall of Italy and the fall of France, the epidemic in the United States finally broke out in a large area.

The first to bear the brunt is New York City and New York State, the most densely populated in the United States, which became the most severely affected areas in the United States for a while, and the global infection cases also fell into the peak of the epidemic immediately with the blessing of the United States.

On March 12th, Lin Zitan's children's school began to be closed, and the initial notice was that the holiday was until March 20th, but with the outbreak of the epidemic, it was postponed to April 20th, and finally until the start of the next school year.

On March 20th, kids across New York State began their day off. The governor of New York announced that all businesses except for essential industries such as pharmacies, hospitals, and supermarkets would cease operations and arrange for employees to work from home.

The shopping mall in which Lin Zitan and his family invested was completely closed early in the morning of March 21, and all the tenants in it were branded as non-essential, and for a while, complaints continued, and almost every merchant called the real estate agent to ask for a lease return or a moratorium on rent collection.

Originally, Lin Zitan's two supermarkets were within the scope of business, but because 8 employees of a supermarket were infected in early April, Lin Zitan immediately decided to temporarily close all supermarkets to ensure the safety of employees!

For the safety of his employees, Lin Zitan's Manhattan clinic was also closed by him ahead of schedule, and five patients in the Long Island Nursing Home were also taken home by their families, and the doctors and nurses inside lost their jobs instantly.

"Hurry up and buy a plane ticket to come back! Now China is the safest place in the world!" Grandpa Lin called and said excitedly.