When the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak, it was at the halfway point between the end of the first wave and the second wave, and the outbreaks in the places where the epidemic broke out around the world were receding, and even disappeared completely in many places.

At first glance, governments of various countries found that the situation was very good, so they naturally did not take the warning of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health to heart, and many people still secretly despised Bulgarian medical technology was still stuck in the Middle Ages, and an ordinary flu was scared like this!

The Washington Daily published an article saying: This flu can only bring disaster to medically backward regions, and the developed United States of America does not need to pay attention, the colonial countries that should be prevented, their colonies are about to have a big incident, Bulgaria has made the wrong target!

The Sun also claimed: Are we having another April Fool's Day? This is the best joke of the century, the flu is subsiding all over the world, and the Bulgarian Ministry of Health actually reminds everyone to prevent the epidemic?

Did they get the time wrong and send out the report from a few months ago? This is a dereliction of duty on the part of the bureaucratic class, and it is recommended that the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs conduct a strict investigation to avoid the recurrence of such a situation that fools the world!

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No matter how ridiculed by public opinion from the outside world, Ferdinand pretended not to see it, and the domestic newspapers all reminded everyone of epidemic prevention. It's not that no one wants to attract attention, but Bulgaria's news management law is too strict!

In this case, once the epidemic occurs, the contrarian media constitutes the crime of distorting the facts, and it is indispensable to start a decade.

Unless there are no casualties, once a patient dies, they constitute a potential murder, and the mine is their final destination!

The predecessors used countless bloody lessons to tell them that in Bulgaria you can talk nonsense, but you must not write the news, especially not the news that is against the government!

In August, the epidemic changed again when a deadly flu struck a British ship that had just left the West African country of Lion Rock Republic, infecting 75% of the crew and dying 7% before the ship arrived in the UK, with similar occurrences on several other ships.

Almost at the same time, a high-mortality flu outbreak also occurred in Ashgabat, Russia, and the flu spread rapidly.

Well, the two sources came out at the same time, where did they spread to the world, Ferdinand didn't bother to care, Bulgaria has already done a good job of epidemic prevention, just wait for the epidemic to break out, he can pick up a small bench, make a pot of tea, and knock melon seeds to see jokes.

On August 27, the flu spread to the United States and among dockers in Boston, followed by an outbreak in Brest, France, at about the same time, followed by outbreaks in several cities in the eastern United States.

Spreading throughout continental Europe and the United States in early September and spreading around the world within a few weeks, the flu spread again throughout the world.

The second wave of influenza is different from the influenza in the past, and the mortality rate is particularly high in the young adult group aged 20~35 years, and its symptoms are not only high fever and headache, but also blue face and coughing up blood; Influenza often causes complications and deaths, with pneumonia being the most common.

Many cities have restricted citizens from going to public places, and movie theaters, dance halls, sports venues, etc. have been closed for more than a year. Trolley attendants in Seattle refused to allow passengers without masks to board the train.

October of the same year was the darkest month in American history, when 200,000 Americans died, and the average life expectancy in the United States in 1918 was 12 years less than usual.

Seeing that the outbreak of the epidemic around the world did not spread in Bulgaria, Ferdinand was relieved, and in early August, Bulgaria temporarily closed all its ports and cut off trade with the rest of the world, so this wave of influenza did not spread in Bulgaria.

However, many border cities are still affected, and the epidemic from Austria-Hungary and Russia still caused some trouble to the Bulgarian government, but fortunately, the quarantine was timely and did not spread on a large scale!

Seeing that the epidemic had been initially contained, Ferdinand summoned Crown Prince Ferdinand Jr. and asked, "Boy, do you dare to inspect the whole country now?" ”

Now it's time to pave the way for the crown prince, and it's time for the adult little Ferdinand to brush up on his presence in front of the people, and this epidemic is the best opportunity to buy the hearts of the people!

Ferdinand doesn't need it anymore, his prestige is high enough, and now there is nothing to shake his position, but little Ferdinand is not good yet, in everyone's impression, he is just the eldest son of the king, and he may have inherited a few advantages of the king, that's all!

This bit of prestige has no problem allowing him to inherit the throne, but there is still a long way to go before everyone can truly recognize him!

The little Ferdinand of the newborn calf was naturally not afraid, and said without hesitation: "Dare! Why don't you dare, father, you said that men can't be afraid! When to go? I'll go back and ask for a leave of absence first, and get ready! ”

Ferdinand said solemnly: "This time you are touring the country on behalf of the royal family, so I won't go, how about it?" Do you have what it takes to do this well? ”

Little Ferdinand was shocked, he was still a young man after all, and he was still stubborn, but he said without hesitation: "No problem, I promise to complete the task!" ”

Ferdinand smiled slightly, it's good to have the courage to go, in case he meets a coward crown prince, then he can only cry, such a good opportunity doesn't know how to take advantage of it, then it's over!

Look at how desperately George V is, in order to brush up on his sense of existence, he is sick; The Spanish kingdom next door, Alfonso XIII, also accidentally put himself in it, and of course they all survived in the end!

It's not so dangerous to patrol the whole country in Bulgaria, and the officials below have long isolated the patients, even if they are patrolling, they are going to safe areas? Is the crown prince still expected to visit the sick?

Even if you want to see it, it's to visit a patient who has recovered! In order to prevent the spread of the disease, patients in the quarantine area, no one is allowed to visit, this is a regulation of the Ministry of Health, and anyone must comply with it!

Ferdinand instructed with some unease: "Go to those places this time, you decide for yourself, you don't have to go to the colony, the epidemic there has long been out of control, you just need to inspect the Balkan Peninsula, and don't go to the areas where the epidemic has already broken out!" ”

Don't look at the good epidemic prevention work in Bulgaria, it is only for the mainland, only a few gathering places for residents in the colony have taken measures, and the vast indigenous living areas, who have nothing to do when they are full, regardless of their life or death?

There are no medicines, no medical treatment, no epidemic prevention measures, and if the virus is allowed to spread, you can imagine what kind of scene those areas are like now!

According to the statistics of later generations, the number of people infected with influenza viruses in the world's 1.7 billion people is as high as 1 billion, and the mortality rate is between 2.5%~5% (this is only some areas), and the number of deaths counted is also different.

There are about 22 million recorded deaths, plus the number of deaths in the colonies that have not been counted is about 50 million ~ 100 million, the specific number cannot be determined!

Anyway, the more backward the medical care and the worse the sanitary conditions, the higher the mortality rate!

Little Ferdinand reacted, co-authoring is going out to put on a show! Earlier, it scared me, and I thought I was going to really visit the patient?

Looking at little Ferdinand's expression, Ferdinand knew what was going on, but as a father, he couldn't push his son into the fire pit!

Little Ferdinand hesitated and said, "Father, isn't that right?" If you don't go to the epidemic area, it's not too ......"

Ferdinand glared at him, and then said, "Fool, can't you go slower when you go around the country?" From Sofia, head to Constantinople and follow Thrace, Macedonia, the Greek peninsula...... Take a walk, the epidemic has long been over, you just have to go over! ”

Little Ferdinand nodded, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, in terms of this level of show, he can't reach it, there are so many cities in Bulgaria, even if it's one a day, it's no problem to walk for two or three years!

And the traditional disease, in the winter, the virus will spread, and it will be contained, but now it's September, and it's not too simple to delay until December?

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After figuring out the purpose, little Ferdinand was not hypocritical, and directly embarked on the road of national inspection, and the flu was still raging all over the world, and the gods blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas, and the epidemic prevention personnel of various countries were skeptical of life!

Since the second outbreak of influenza began in August, governments around the world have panicked, not panic, this death toll is really too unbelievable!

Every household hangs white sails, crying and crying all over the world!

Due to the large number of deaths, the funeral industry has become the hottest industry in various countries, and coffins have become a hot commodity.

The funeral became a group event, and the priests were so busy with business that they had to let the deceased meet God in groups. Of course, it is not possible to form a group, the guests need to send too many others, and they are also lacking in skills!

Fortunately, Ferdinand still had some discipline, and did not go to make a fortune from the dead, hoarding a bunch of coffins and selling them there, otherwise the world would be even more ......

Bulgaria, which was the first in the world to start epidemic prevention, has become an object of learning for all countries, and has chosen to block ports, cut off trade, and demarcate quarantine areas to stop the spread of the virus!

It's a pity that it's all late, the flu virus has already spread, and it is not so easy to contain it, for example, Spain, the worst country in Europe, has 8 million people infected with the virus, including King Alfonso III, one-third of Madrid's citizens are infected, some government departments have been forced to close, and patients are everywhere How to isolate them?

George V of England was also too active to be spared, England and Wales died 200,000, and the Royal Fleet could not enter the sea for three weeks; 7 million deaths in Mumbai, India; Some Inuit villages were devastated, with 80 people in one village dying from the flu and 73 deaths; Twenty per cent of Western Samoans die from influenza.

In many countries, there are mountains of corpses, and trams have no passengers; Schools, cabaret theaters, movie theaters are unlit, swimming pools and bowling alleys are empty; In a small town in South Africa, due to the lack of coffins, the corpses were hastily buried in blankets, and the streets were full of funerals during the day and ambulances shuttled at night.

There is no harm if there is no comparison, if everyone is unlucky together, then naturally there is nothing to say, but the problem is that there are people who are not unlucky now?

Everyone's hearts are not very balanced, at least there are demonstrations on the streets of Paris to protest against the government's inaction, and it seems that they are not afraid of death at all!

But the politicians still have a way, and they directly moved the martial law in Bulgaria, and their ears were cleared all of a sudden, and now that we have acted, it's always okay, right?

Of course, this is only temporary, if nothing else, after the epidemic, there will be people who will come out to protest against the government's deprivation of their freedom of movement, anyway, the competitors will not make it easy for the government!

This time, it is rare that the capitalists did not obstruct the government's anti-epidemic action, although it also harmed their interests, but they were even more afraid of death!

Even if they have better medical conditions and a survival rate of 99 percent, they still don't dare to take risks!

The main reason is that the virus announced by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health before is still evolving, which really frightened everyone, and now it is so powerful, if it continues to evolve, isn't it a copy of the Black Death? No one would dare to bet on this!

Medical institutions all over the world are involved in virus research, but unfortunately this thing is really not the technology of this era that can solve it!

Viruses are different, how to make a special drug?

The University of Cambridge organized experts to conduct virus statistics, and they were surprised to find that there are more than 300 viruses in 1,000 patients, which means that on average, there are only 3 out of 1,000 viruses that coincide.

Even if more than 300 kinds of drugs are made, it is useless, the virus is still unstable, and changes occur at any time.

This variation may be on the good side or on the bad side, if it is a benign development, then congratulations you are ready to be discharged, if it is a bad side mutation, then you can prepare for the future!

Then the British scientific community once again confirmed that there is no possibility of researching a special drug in the short term, so let's work together to extinguish the virus, otherwise if one is not good, human beings will have to play!

Perhaps God forbid, the winter of 1918 was fast approaching, the epidemic began to subside, and governments were relieved.

The last two or three months have been so exciting, and in just a few months, the total number of deaths in various countries has directly exceeded the sum of two and a half world wars!

The world's economy has entered a state of Great Depression, and the flu has dampened everyone's enthusiasm for buying, and many people will choose to stay at home and not go anywhere if they are not looking for necessities!

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