The 1994 World Cup was generally a very dull World Cup, but Shakru's memory of Bulgaria still did not hide its true colors, although it was beaten 3-0 by Nigeria in the first game of the group stage, but then beat Greece 4-0, and then let all the experts beat the Argentine team led by the football king Maradona. What surprised everyone even more was that they defeated the previous champion Germany in the quarter-finals, which was a black mess, and then lost to Italy, which was not very good at the time when everyone had high hopes for them, which can be described as a-stirring stick in the entire World Cup. In contrast, although the Swedish team was even darker than him, winning the third place, but it was not so hateful, but it had nothing to do with Shaklu, who now no longer cared about this so-called "victory of divination", but was entangled in the impending outbreak of the plague. But regardless of whether Shakru is looking forward to it or fearing it, the time has finally come!

September 18, 1994 is the last day of the Hindu Ganeshma Festival. The streets of Surat, an industrial city in Gujala, are bustling with activity. Thousands of men are singing and dancing in the streets, celebrating their traditional festivals. People are immersed in happiness, peaceful joy...... But who knows, at this time, a deadly plague has quietly descended on them.

The next day, the newly opened hospital in Surat received 30 patients with similar conditions. Their symptoms are: high fever that does not go away, ? Coughing, sneezing, vomiting blood, and fainting. Since then, another batch of patients have been admitted to the hospital. The first patient died in the hospital on September 20; Subsequently, many more patients died. From the outside of the deceased, they were all blackened, with wide-open eyes, and the pain was horrific. At first, the doctors did not know that the patient was suffering from the terrible plague. In fact, it is no wonder that they are, because since the last plague epidemic in India in 1966, the plague has been almost extinct, and many doctors have never encountered the disease.

At this time, it was suspected that it was caused by the poisoning of the drinking water source by bad actors, and the municipality ordered the tap water supply to be cut off and the condition of the water source was investigated. Later, it was said that plague was prevalent in Radur, near Mahashtra. Doctors immediately tested blood samples, which showed that the patients had the disease, and realized that a catastrophe had struck. The medical conditions in Surat are very poor, the medical equipment is very backward, the medical force is seriously insufficient, and the drugs to treat the disease are pitiful. Tetracycline? Sulfonamides and other drugs are in short supply. By 4 October, more than 1,000 people had been admitted to hospitals for treatment and examination, and 50 of them had died. At this time, the city of Surat was in a state of great urgency as if it was facing a brutal war...... News of the plague epidemic spread. It didn't take long for the word to spread throughout the city of Surat.

For a while, scramble? The flow of people for medicines flocked to the hospital, and there was a long queue in front of the medicine store. This terrible disease has terrified the inhabitants of the city of Surat day and night like ants on a hot pan. In order to escape this scourge, they helped the old and the young, and used all available means of transportation to flee the plague-infested city in a hurry. Thousands of refugees are crowded around train and bus stations every day. The chief of the city police exclaimed: "Even thousands of police officers could not stop the flow of traffic and people fleeing in all directions. ”

Within a few days, 300,000 people in Surat, a city of only 2 million people, fled in panic...... The citizens who remained in the city were also panicked. Public services such as shops, markets and cinemas and theatres are closed, many factories are closed, schools are closed, and parents are not allowed to go out. During the day, people who go out wear masks, and those who do not have masks cover their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, scarves, etc., thinking that in this way they can avoid disasters; At night, people were afraid to go out, and the streets were deserted, and there was a deathly silence. At this time, the city of Surat was like a terrible ghost town.

At this time, Shaklu, who wanted to donate vaccines and sulfonamides and other drugs to the disaster area according to the original plan, was embarrassed to find that he had made a mistake, that is, no one dared to go to Surat, the place where the plague broke out, even the police, doctors, nurses and Red Cross personnel did not dare to go, and even the train to Surat City had been cut off, which made Shaklu's assistance unable to play a role at all.

But Shakru soon discovered that the drugs were still useful, as more than 300,000 Surat citizens fled to all corners of India, bringing plague germs and fear to all parts of the country. In less than two weeks, this terrible plague has spread to 7 states of India and ? New Delhi District: Gujara, where Surat is located, is the most endemic area of plague, with the highest number of infections and deaths. The neighbouring city of Mumbai, which is close to Surat, is the first target of refugees, with 2,105 people infected in the state of Maharashtra, where the city is located.

In the capital, New Delhi, 770 people were admitted to the hospital for treatment and examination, 36 people were confirmed to be infected with plague, and 4 people died. In addition, the state of Rajasthan, ? Uttar Pradesh, ? Madhya Pradesh and? The number of patients in West Bengal is also increasing. The plague also reached the remote states of Jammu and Kashmir. According to official statistics, within two weeks, as many as 4,780 patients from all over the country went to hospitals for examination or treatment, and there was news of the dead almost every day.

In places like New Delhi, infectious disease hospitals have become overcrowded, and authorities have had to set up temporary isolation wards in general hospitals. Whether it is an infectious disease hospital or a temporary isolation ward, the medical conditions are very poor. In a dimly lit ward, crowded with dozens of patients, with doors and windows open, mosquitoes and flies flying, and the plague-spreading media - rats, playing on the floor, on the windowsill, on the rooftops - where is the place to heal! Many patients have fled their wards because they cannot endure the harsh conditions. The health authorities had no choice but to organize a special police team to track down the patients everywhere to prevent them from spreading the germs.

The sudden arrival of the plague was like a bolt from the blue for the unprepared Indian authorities. There were so many patients that the hospital couldn't resist it and rushed one after another. Drugs are in short supply, and many pharmacies are no longer able to provide drugs for treatment. Extremely frightened citizens rushed to buy vaccines and antimicrobicin, and even if there were medicines in a few places, they were quickly sold out. As a result, India's health authorities have had to request support from the World Health Organization and other countries to address the immediate need. Even more frightening, however, was the panic and hysteria that arose from the fear of the plague. The 300,000 citizens of Surat who fled thought they would be safe from the demon-controlled city. Unexpectedly, everywhere they went, they were not welcome. In desperation, he had to return to his hometown. This mass exodus spread terror and the plague throughout India. Many cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, ? Calcutta, etc., fell into a state of panic and confusion...... (To be continued.) )