Chapter 647: Spanish Flu (Part II)

As the climate gets colder, people on the streets are starting to wear more clothes.

If in August people were eager to dress less and make themselves more relaxed in the heat, then in September and October, the situation seems to have changed.

In the south, there may not be much, but in the north, the climate is getting colder. You don't need to wear a jacket to go out, but it seems like a common thing to make the sleeves of your original T-shirt a little longer...

Of course, even so, it seems to be much stronger for many than it was in August. After all, when it's cold, you can choose to wear more, but if it's hot...

Even if you wear less of it, you will still feel cold.

And today's Chinese people seem to be like this...

At this time, in the south, perhaps because of geographical and other factors, the atmosphere is still relatively high, but at least in the north, the weather has turned a little colder, and people on the streets are wearing more clothes.

Besides...

When traveling, people seem to have become accustomed to wearing a mask on their face...

Of course, this is because of the recent epidemic of 'flu', but there is another important reason...

The smell of the air...

On the streets of Beijing, a truck that looks no different from a tanker truck is slowly driving through the streets. The reason why I say that there is no difference is because there are still some differences between this truck and a real tanker, and the difference is...

At least on top of the tanker. There will never be any seats, and of course, no one will sit on them. And then take the sprinkler head and sprinkle it everywhere...

At this moment, sitting in the back of the 'fuel tanker', on several temporarily modified seats, three young staff members are holding the nozzles with both hands, divided into one on the left and one on the right, and one in the back, and at the same time they are wearing very ......... Sealed, not only wearing a gas mask and goggles on top of his head, which are only used by the army. Even the clothes on the body are very sealed. If Yan Shao saw it, he would even dare to believe that wearing this clothes, even if he entered some epidemic area, it would be a very light thing. At the same time, a large amount of disinfectant is sprayed from the sprinkler heads in their hands, disinfecting the pavement around the street and even the sidewalk.

It can be seen that the quality of these nozzles is still very good, and a large amount of disinfectant is sprayed. It's not just the street that is filled with the peculiar smell of disinfectant. Even the road surface felt like it had been rained.

Soon the pavement of the road was soaked with disinfectant, and of course, the sidewalks on both sides followed. However, before doing so, if someone is moving on the sidewalk, the staff will remind them in advance, after all, if the disinfectant is sprayed on the pedestrian―――――― maybe they will not be dragged off the truck and beaten up, but their wages and even bonuses will definitely be deducted a lot...

Thankfully, there was a lot of movement in these trucks. This was especially true of the sound of spraying, coupled with the repeated shouts of the staff. Few people can still be unaware of such a big movement.

So their work was relatively smooth, at least they didn't encounter any trouble along the way.

Looking at the modified disinfection truck driving on the street, although the smell is indeed very unbearable, the people's hearts are more or less comforted―――――― regardless of whether it is useful or not, at least seeing this scene, you can believe that the government is indeed trying to find a way.

However, it is precisely because of these behaviors in front of them that ordinary Chinese people will choose to wear masks when they go out, after all, there is the smell of disinfectant everywhere, and it is too difficult to stand without a mask...

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In fact, the smell of disinfectant is now permeated by almost all public places, not only on highways. In order to ensure that the Spanish flu does not spread in the country, Yan Shao and others can be said to have thought of many methods, but most of the methods they came up with are at a relatively early stage, including isolation, treatment, and restricting people to public places...

This kind of means, in Yan Shao's opinion, is too much...

Not to mention anything else, don't forget that in Yan Shao's time, but he has experienced SARS and other viruses, avian flu or something almost every year, just a period of time before he crossed, the earth was still having a headache for Ebola―――――― of course, Ebola killed people definitely not as many as this flu, even if the fatality rate of Ebola is higher than that of the flu, but who called this a kind of transmission has not been much bit, and the lethality rate has been high...

In fact, if it weren't for the very developed transportation modes in later generations, I'm afraid this virus wouldn't have been able to make any big tricks...

As for some of the approaches of this era...

The first is isolation, and it can't be said that isolation is not a good idea, the key is, is isolation still useful now? Considering that almost the whole world is now affected by the flu virus, even if you isolate, I am afraid it will not have much effect, especially now that at least tens of millions of people in China have been infected...

Putting aside the panic caused by quarantine, you can't isolate all these tens of millions of people, can you?

The second is the treatment...

If it can be cured, I am afraid that governments will not have such a headache. Of course, Yan Shao didn't just give up hope, in fact, he was still asking the medical department under the jurisdiction of Yushi Group to develop new drugs, but judging from the situation below, it didn't seem to have much effect.

No way, who said that there are no antibiotics in this era...

Of course, Yan Shao is not unaware of the role of antibiotics, especially this kind of thing is very effective against influenza and so on, and the name of penicillin, I am afraid that few people will not know it in later generations. But the question is...

Yan Shao knew almost nothing except the name of penicillin, so what was the use of Yan Shao knowing the name in this case? It's as if Yan Shao also knows the name of the satellite very well. Could he have asked the people below to build him a satellite with a name?

The answer is obvious...

So the road of penicillin has basically been broken...

As for restricting gatherings in public places. This is a clichΓ©, and it has already begun...

What Yan Shao has to do is to be more proactive.

Of course, penicillin or something must not be thought about, although this thing will definitely be invented eventually, but it is not counted on compared to the period when the Spanish flu was raging.

Therefore, Yan Shao can only take some more active ways. Let's say the previous scene...

In Yan Shao's memory, as long as there is any epidemic in the future, a large number of people will inevitably run out to spray disinfectant in various public places―――――― of course. The most sprayed is undoubtedly the public place of the hospital, where the pungent smell was almost a nightmare for Yan Shao when he was young.

But, since later generations often do this. Let's not talk about how effective it is. It should have some effect, right?

So under the guidance of the government, a large amount of disinfectant was sprayed in almost all public places.

Schools, guesthouses, hotels, stadiums, and even squares where aunts usually dance square dances―――――― well, it seems that there are no square dances in this era.

In any case, the Communist government is almost using all means to prevent the flu, just like the truck that has been modified. Originally, it was indeed a fuel truck, but it was later converted into a disinfectant truck that sprayed disinfectant.

Tens of thousands of people have been mobilized, leaving the smell of disinfectant in almost every focal size town in China.

After the news of this situation spreads. There are also some countries that have chosen to try for a variety of reasons. However, some countries scoff at this because ―――――― it is too expensive to do so...

Although, in the eyes of ordinary people. It seems natural that the government should guide and take responsibility for disaster relief. However, foreign governments need to consider many issues, including cost issues, and if the virus breaks out in people of color, I am afraid that people in some European and American countries will jump up from the ground with joy...

And Shao didn't mention whether it was effective or not, the cost alone was enough to make them think twice. So with the exception of a few countries or cities, although China's response has been disseminated, few countries have learned from it, and many countries have even ridiculed the Chinese government...

Of course, the amount of disinfectant that such a large truck can hold must be astronomical, which is why the entrepreneurs below and the guys in Congress and Parliament are a little greedy.

Just think of the fact that every city has a considerable number of disinfection trucks every day, spraying massive amounts of disinfectant on the streets......... How can they be convinced that such a large market is actually open to some state-owned enterprises and enterprises recognized by the government.

Of course, not every one of them is related to this type of product, but that doesn't stop them from yearning for money.

So, after trying their best, they finally mobilized the people in Congress to find a way to get the government to allow other companies to get a piece of the pie.

As for the reason, this one is simpler.

China is very large, and after years of development, there are even more so-called public places, and the amount of disinfectant or some other things needed is also astronomical. The problem is that it is difficult for domestic companies to provide such a huge number, in this case, even for the safety of the people, the market should be opened and more businesses should be involved, so as to solve the problem of insufficient production capacity as soon as possible...

When he said this, even Yan Shao couldn't refute it when he heard it, he couldn't sue them, he was worried that these guys would see the money one by one, and take the defective products out to make money. And there is indeed a need for such a batch of products in China, so in the end, Yan Shao just gave them a warning.

If they dare to be shoddy, they will definitely be punished for bankruptcy in the end...

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Yan Shao's threat is not that no one believes it, but the temptation of money is obviously greater, so there are always some guys who don't know whether to live or die, delusionally thinking that they can be fooled. As a result, they all ended up tragically.

It turned out that a more or less wealthy family was also because of this disaster...

But that's what they did. You should be prepared to pay the price.

Similarly, Yan Shao is definitely not an upright, iron-faced and selfless person, he also has seven emotions and six desires, let him kill his relatives or something―――――― so he wants to see what kind of relatives he is...

If it is a close relative, the four words of righteous annihilation are easy to say. But it's not easy to do...

But on the other hand, if it has nothing to do with his relatives, then Yan Shao naturally has nothing to hesitate about. What to do, of course...

And it is obvious that although those entrepreneurs also have some backgrounds, no matter how hard this background is, it is impossible to compare with Yan Shao.

In fact, if you want Yan Shao's subordinates to show mercy. Unless the guys in his house come out. But it's clear. They don't have this need at all, because they don't have any special relationships in China except for Yan Shao...

For example, Elaineau, who is French herself, obviously has nothing to do with China, and she also eloped with Yan Shao in China. Although she has been in China for such a long time and will have so many friends, she is definitely not a person who abolishes her public for personal reasons. What's more, she knew very well that compared with the interests in politics, the monetary interests were of no value to Yan Shao at all.

As for herself?

Is she short of money...

The same goes for Katerina. With no shortage of money, she had no interest in getting involved in such a thing at all. What's more, she herself knows very well that even if she now has Chinese nationality, she is still an outsider to many Chinese, so it is impossible for her to do something to give people a handle for such a small profit...

And...

If Elano still has a father and some relatives in France, then Caterina has really felt a little lonely and helpless over the years, for her, there may be no other relatives in this world except Yan Shao―――――― at least that's what Yan Shao thinks...

Lu Ying and Kaoru Otsuki...

Lu Ying has relatives, but her relatives were thrown into the center of the Yangtze River many years ago because of gambling debts, and they have not been salvaged until now...

As for other relatives, of course, there are, but the relationship has long been broken...

The same is true for Otsuki Kaoru, after the death of Otsuki Sutang, if she still has any relatives to rely on, it is impossible for her to end up in such a situation back then, the last pair of Japanese had to return to China with Lu Ying, who had just met for a short time...

Maybe she doesn't have no relatives in Japan, but even if she does, it doesn't matter if she doesn't believe it...

It is precisely because of the above reasons that I have never been troubled in this matter...

There is no need to worry about his harem problems, this is probably the easiest thing for Yan Shao...

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While foreign measures against the epidemic are limited to a relatively rudimentary situation, the measures taken by the Chinese side to deal with the epidemic are already very advanced. Of course, this kind of advancement is only in the case of comparison with other countries, if you want to compare with later generations, the gap is still very large...

But even so, the effect is very good...

A large number of masks were distributed, and the government even issued mandatory orders, coupled with a large amount of disinfectant being sprinkled every day, polluting the environment and even poisoning a lot of vegetation, but also making the domestic epidemic under control to a certain extent.

The flu is terrible, but it can't be spread from morning to night in a year, and there will always be an end...

So when the cold winter is gradually approaching, the flu that has spread all over the world finally shows signs of disappearing...

But by this time, from a global perspective, the death toll from this flu has been very considerable, even ......... It is even possible to be more objective than the previous war, which lasted more than four years...

When the news of the end of the war broke, people couldn't help but cheer.

Because it means the end of the war, they can finally get out of this wartime environment, and in the same way, their relatives can finally return from the front, and they don't need to continue to worry about their loved ones, lest they receive a letter of ......... An epistle they don't want to be on the streets...

But on the other hand, they are also cheering for the end of the flu.

Because according to the news from the outside world, after the weather gradually became cold, the flu that spread very badly outside has now completely disappeared...

Well, maybe there is still flu circulating in some places, but as long as they don't have it there...

The end of the war, and the flu, was almost a double blessing for people, and the whole world was in jubilation for a while. Even those in China who have some complicated feelings about the end of the war are happy in their hearts...

It's just that, while rejoicing, the latest statistics from governments around the world have shocked almost everyone...

In the whole of 1918, the number of deaths due to influenza has exceeded 10 million, including more than 5 million deaths in India alone―――――― and maybe even more, but because it is not easy to count, it is difficult to have a more detailed figure...

This does not include some countries on the African continent, in fact, only one of those countries is South Africa is easier to count, and considering the population of Africa, I'm afraid...

The death toll in Africa would be very impressive...

As for China...

Equally shocking (to be continued......