Chapter 173: Chaos

On this day, the front pages of the world's major news newspapers were all the sixth level of influenza epidemic alert issued by the World Health Organization, and the World Health Organization gave a detailed explanation of the influenza virus that broke out all over the world from the 13th, and put forward relevant recommendations to the competent authorities of various countries.

On the 17th, the number of infected people monitored exceeded 100,000, and the United States was the first to implement an airport inspection system, and detailed epidemic tests were carried out on oil tankers and planes arriving in the United States.

On the 20th, the number of infected people in the world exceeded one million, and the death toll was more than 13,000.

At this time, Luo Xu was walking on the streets of Shanghai with Zhang Chengchu.

As a prosperous international metropolis with a population of tens of millions, Shanghai can see countless black heads everywhere you go, but at this time, walking on the street, except for a few people wearing windbreakers and masks, you can't see any extra people on the sidewalks on the roadside.

The traffic that used to be congested has also been reduced by more than 90 percent, and you can occasionally see a lonely bus coming, but there is no figure on the bus. During this period, no one dared to take the bus unless they deliberately went to die, no, not only the bus, but even the taxi.

There are fewer pedestrians, and the biggest impact is the roadside shops, supermarkets, stores, and restaurants are all closed, and the scene of the panic buying turmoil in the past few days has disappeared, and the city of Shanghai is almost like a ghost town.

In fact, after learning that the mortality rate of the flu was above 80%, there was no special medicine to treat it, so all the people hid in their homes and closed their doors, and some people hurriedly left Shanghai to enter the mainland or abroad, especially those small countries that have not yet been reported to be infected.

Luo Xu sighed, judging from the news he received, not only the city of Shanghai, but also the big cities of Tokyo, New York, Washington, Paris, and Moscow are not much better, and some cities have even declared martial law in the whole city, which has never happened in the modern history of the world.

Speaking of which, Luo Xu was still sorting out things at the Z-1 base, but on the 14th, he received information from India that there was a new type of flu outbreak, but Luo Xu didn't take it seriously, such a flu outbreak occurs everywhere in the world every year, which is really a new thing.

It was not until the 17th that the WHO announced that the number of infected people exceeded 100,000, which attracted Luo Xu's attention, and the fact that so many people could be infected in just a few days shows that the transmissibility of this new influenza virus is very amazing.

On the 18th, after catching a flu infected person, after the analysis of scientific research instruments in the No. 17 base, it was confirmed that this was an H5N1 variant virus, and its genetic structure had obvious signs of artificiality, and it could maintain considerable infection ability in the dust and mist.

Fortunately, there is good news here, Luo Xu's gene fragment has actually changed slightly, and this flu virus does not have an effect on him, which means that he is immune to this flu virus.

But his immunity to the virus does not mean that others are also immune to the virus, Luo Xu immediately ordered the researchers at the Z-2 base, thousands of miles away, to immediately set up a research and development team to develop a vaccine and treatment for this virus.

Although it has advanced medical equipment in the base, according to Bob's estimates, it will take a month at least to develop a vaccine, and in such a month, the number of infected people will exceed one billion! The faster the vaccine is developed, the more people can be saved, and time is the most prominent manifestation of life here.

However, the world is so ruthless, one month of research and development time seems to be a long time, but compared with the three or five months of research and development time in other countries, this short month is more than I don't know.

Now, Luo Xu can only let the Z-2 speed up the research and development, and he can't do anything else.

"Boss, the flight to India has been canceled, and we can only wait for one flight in two days."

Zhang Chengchu wore a mask and wrapped himself tightly, revealing only a pair of eyes on his face.

"Two days later?"

Luo Xu calculated for a moment, nodded and said, "It's okay, we don't have to worry anyway, it's just Cheng Chu, are your parents okay?" ”

"Boss, my parents are fine, they don't come out and move around often, and after this accident, I told them to stay at home all the time, and both of them are healthy." Zhang Chengchu replied.

"That's good, the flu outbreak is too sudden, and there is no effective medicine to treat it at the moment, so you must try to stay at home as much as possible."

Hearing this, Zhang Chengchu was a little depressed, you said so, why did you still drag me out on the street?

"Hey, boss, look at the ...... ahead"

Zhang Chengchu's tone suddenly changed, and he pointed ahead and said.

As soon as Luo Xu looked up, hundreds of meters in front of him, an ambulance stopped next to the street, and several people wearing white protective clothing were carrying a stretcher to the car, the stretcher was covered with a white cloth, and the silhouette of the person could be faintly seen.

Luo Xu was silent, it is foreseeable that such a scene is being staged all over the world at this time, and there are many more tragic situations than this.

Speaking seriously, he was also a little puzzled, combined with Bob's analysis, pointed out that there are too many doubts about the virus outbreak, first of all, according to the influenza virus from infection to death, basically in about four to eight days, in such a short period of time, even if its transmission ability is very strong, it is impossible to achieve the outbreak of major cities around the world at the same time, so it is basically certain that this is a premeditated and organized event.

The question is, what kind of organization did this? What is the purpose?

Everything is unknown, and Luo Xu can't imagine that any organization or country will do this, because this incident is not a country, but almost all countries and cities with a little fame, there is a virus outbreak, and if you are not careful, it is playing with fire**! What's more, to be able to do this, it is not something that can be done by a single person, it must be a tight organization.

While Luo Xu was thinking, several people wearing white protective clothing in the distance were carrying boxes on their backs, spraying disinfectant on the ground with nozzles, and saw Luo Xu and Zhang Chengchu standing on the side of the street, wearing isolation masks and asking in a muffled voice: "What are you standing there for?" ”

"Uh, I'm sorry, let's go out and buy something, and we'll be right away." Zhang Chengchu smiled.

"Wait a minute." Said the man in the hazmat suit.

This insulating biochemical protective suit is not breathable, impermeable, and has a mirrored isolation mask, although it is certainly good for self-protection, but ordinary people look absolutely uncomfortable.

"You're out to buy groceries? There is no need to go, the major supermarkets have closed their doors, and all the items are distributed to the neighborhood committees in each region, and the neighborhood committees will distribute them to all households. You'd better not go out and walk around, it's dangerous out there right now, you know? ”

"Thank you, we know, we'll go back right away."

Luo Xu and Zhang Chengchu didn't walk out of the distance, and when they looked back, they could still see those people disinfecting the neighborhood.

"At the beginning of the journey, I was a little worried that the flight would be cancelled in two days."

After walking for a while, Luo Xu suddenly said.

"Yes, boss, hundreds of flights have been canceled in the past few days, and there may not be a chance to catch a flight to India in two days."

Zhang Chengchu smiled bitterly and said, "What's more, there is even more chaos on the Indian side, I heard that the New Delhi army has taken to the streets to maintain order." ”

"What's going on?" Luo Xu was a little interested when he heard this.

"Boss, you also know how poor India's environmental sanitation is, since the flu broke out in New Delhi, India, almost all the people in the slums there have been infected with the flu, and many people have been infected with the disease, smashing and looting in New Delhi, and even the police who maintain order dare to beat them, forcing Prime Minister Singh to order the army to temporarily take over New Delhi, and the whole process was broadcast on news television."

Zhang Chengchu shook his head, he was completely speechless about India, in fact, since the flu incident, the first country that fell into chaos and made it impossible for the political axe to manage is India. At present, in this crisis, the political axe is working well, the first is the Chinese political axe, followed by the United States, Yuben, Germany, Russia and other countries, and the most incredible is the developed country South Korea, the political axe has a series of stupid moves, in the face of the outbreak of Seoul ** demonstrations did not do a good job of guidance at the first time, but pushed things to the bad side, causing the next chaos in Seoul, many people trampled to death in this incident, and thousands of people were injured.

If it had been in peacetime in the past, it would have become a big news sensation around the world, but in this time period, the chaos in Seoul can only make people "oh" and focus on the progress of vaccine and flu drug development.

Some experts estimate that the economic losses caused by this incident have reached more than $800 billion worldwide, and it is expected that the global economic losses will exceed $20 trillion in the next month. Assuming that there are no effective measures to stop the spread of the flu in a month, then people will not need to talk about any economic losses, it is meaningless, let's talk about what the Last Supper is.

Experts called for the biggest global crisis since the Second World War, and called on all countries to put aside their prejudices, work together and do their best to overcome this crisis with good faith.

In fact, there is no need for this expert to appeal, China, Russia, the United States, and other countries have long gathered a group of experts to exchange and cooperate in the United States, and this group of multinational cooperation experts is the first front line in the fight against the virus vaccine.

In addition, various countries have also organized and carried out the second front in their own countries, synchronized information with the first front, and participated in cooperation.

In the face of this crisis of human death, all countries have temporarily put aside their prejudices and started to cooperate together.

(PS: Well, it's been gone for a while lately, and it's been done a little wrong, mainly in a bit of a bad mood.) Well,You ask me why I'm in a bad mood and it's affecting the update.,There are many ways.,First, I've recently received two warnings in succession.,Warning that the recent content of this book violates the relevant laws of the country.,If there are violations and descriptions.,Block this book.。 So you're kidding me, and when you write about it, you're pouring cold water on it. The editor also said that I was stupid, so I was not afraid of being visited to check the water meter? Well, I'll admit that it's a bit overdone, it's really not good to be too real and detailed, and the content is a bit sensitive. Second, life is stressful, especially when I see the results of this book hitting the street like Xiang, I have time to sit next to the computer in a daze and hang my head, and I am asking myself, what is wrong with this book, why are the grades so bad? Am I supposed to give up? Hey, I don't know, I asked the editor's opinion and asked me to end it as soon as possible. Actually, it's unfinished.,I really don't want this.,It's too distressing for the author.,If it's really not good.,I'm not unfinished just weekly.,It's not for the grades.,It's for the more than 100 book friends who have always subscribed.。 (To be continued.) )