Chapter 298: The Storm (Part II)
"Ma'am, come with us, your husband is waiting for you at the company."
Surrounded by the woman and the little girl, the two got into a third car, and the convoy quietly drove forward, disappearing at the end of the street.
At the same time, a series of convoys in several communities in Los Angeles quietly drove in the night, heading towards the same destination with a goal, and soon several convoys converged into a long line and entered Andres's campus.
Fang Ye stood by the window of his office, staring at the convoy that entered the park below, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the report of the people next to him.
Today, when the epidemic broke out suddenly on a large scale, Fang Ye immediately arranged for the following so that employees could connect their families to Andres's park, and at the same time, for the families of important employees, they also arranged for people to come back in person.
"I hope things don't get as bad as I thought they would......"
Speaking of which, the source of this outbreak is a germ that is resistant to all antibiotics on the market, and it is quite strange that this germ came very suddenly, without any prior notice.
And the most incredible thing is that all antibiotics can't do anything about it, but the new antibiotics produced by their company happen to be able to restrain this superbug, is it such a coincidence?
He had some vague doubts about whether the superbug came from ......
But this kind of speculation was too terrifying, Fang Ye only vaguely buried it in his heart, and didn't dare to say it, and he didn't even mention it in the slightest place for his friend Feng Li.
Either way, they are now so deep that they can't leave it, but think about the rest, such as their position.
Yes, Andres is indeed given full authority by Chen Yang at present, and his status is almost above 10,000 people under one person. But because they had come into contact with a lot of the organization's core secrets, Fang Ye and Feng Li also understood that in the future, if they wanted to maintain their current status in Andres, they would definitely need to pay a lot.
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Time passed, and after several days of fermentation, the epidemic finally broke out completely. This is since Ebola. The World Health Organization has once again issued an emergency yellow alert, and in response to the outbreak of two super diseases last year and this year, relevant experts have warned that countries need to cooperate accordingly to actively respond to the outbreak.
There are also relevant experts who warn that superbugs may be more destructive than Ebola!
Judging from the current figures, the epidemic in Ebola has always been controlled on the African continent and has not spread, but thanks to the cooperation of the European and American offices. Initial experimental drugs and vaccines have been developed, and it is not surprising that Ebola will be effectively controlled in the foreseeable future.
However, the antibiotics developed by humans in the past have been ineffective against the superbug this mutation, which means that once infected with the superbug, there will be no cure. Human society is helpless against it!
The spread of such rhetoric is not large, and it is still under the control of governments. But no one knows how long this situation will last.
This is different from Ebola, although the Ebola virus is terrifying, it only spreads in places with poor medical systems such as Africa, and is still very controllable for other places and countries. Moreover, the study of Ebola has gradually deepened. Vaccines and therapeutics will also be used in the future, so countries are not afraid of Ebola.
However, this time, the superbug NDM-EH is resistant to all antibiotics, and as long as someone is infected with this germ, they can only watch and do some useless comprehensive treatment, and there is no cure. Watch the patient struggle to die in agony.
However, this is not the most terrifying part of superbugs, NDM-EH is highly contagious, and can infect healthy people through guò contact between people, and can also be stored in water sources and food, infecting people who eat it. During the incubation period of more than ten days, the infected people are no different from ordinary people, and it takes too much time to pass the guò blood test, which makes it extremely difficult to accurately isolate the potentially infected people.
This series of difficulties not only increases the scope of superbug infection, but also makes the most effective means of isolation much less effective than usual. The reason for this is that at the beginning, governments and even all people did not pay attention to the signs of germs infecting people, which led to the spread of germs among people.
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In Los Angeles in January, the weather was still very cold, but compared with the same period in previous years, the number of people and vehicles moving on the streets during this period was more than 90%.
NDM-EH can also cause such a large-scale infection in the cold winter, which makes people in Los Angeles and even the whole country feel very afraid. All of a sudden, shopping malls, schools, gatherings and other public places were closed, parents were terrified to take their children home, neighbors only dared to contact each other by phone, and even the police had to wear masks before they dared to go out on duty.
Chen Yang sat in the car and looked out at random, in the past, there should have been a snow plow coming to shovel the snow on the street at this time, but today it was already more than ten o'clock in the morning, and the snow in many places on the street had affected the passage of vehicles, but there was still no snow plough coming over.
Now the epidemic has invisibly affected the normal operation of the city, which shows the scope of its impact.
"This is probably the lowest number of people on the streets in Los Angeles ever, right?"
No, not just Los Angeles, but all over the country has been greatly affected by this pandemic.
On the screen in the back seat of the car, a reporter was walking on the streets of New York, pointing to the street behind him and saying: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now on Fifth Avenue, the busiest street in New York...... Well, I'll admit it's a stupid question, you may be sitting at home at this time, maybe you're still sitting in your office, but everybody's heart is uneasy, it's all because of the NDM-EH......"
New York's Fifth Avenue is known as one of the world's top five luxury pilgrimage sites, and this historic street is famous for its fashion atmosphere, with almost some of the world's top brand stores. It is conceivable that the number of people flowing on the streets here is extremely impressive, no less than the number of people on the pedestrian streets in China's big cities.
But in this shopping paradise, at the moment, behind the reporter, the store doors are almost all closed, and the number of people walking around the street is as small as a few people, wearing masks and leaving in a hurry, so that the reporter who tried to arrest a person for an interview in vain returned in vain.
"BOSS, DO WE NEED TO PUSH ANDECA OUT NOW?"
Feng Li, who was sitting next to Chen Yang, asked in a low voice.
"Do you think it's the right time to launch now?"
Chen Yang did not answer the rhetorical question.
“…… Boss, according to calculations, the number of infections in the United States will reach more than 600,000 in a week. ”
Feng Li smiled: "Of course, this is only a small amount for the United States. ”
"yes, a small amount."
Chen Yang nodded slowly, the number of infected people of 600,000 seems to be a lot, but compared to the population of more than 300 million in the United States, it is indeed not worth mentioning, and it cannot even be compared with the number of people infected by some ordinary epidemic diseases.
After all, the U.S. medical system is extremely perfect, and the government's execution and response are also very efficient, which cannot be compared with Africa, Southeast Asia, South America and other places.
No matter how contagious NDM-EH is, the United States has indiscriminately isolated all contacts and cut off the source of transmission, so that the number of infected people is only 600,000 a week later.
In contrast, even if developed countries did not pay attention to it in the early stage, the sound medical emergency system in the later stage played a huge role. For example, the number of infections in European countries is now 168743, and it is expected to grow to more than 800,000 in a week.
By the time 800,000 arrive, the number of infected people plummets and eventually bottoms out.
The reason why the whole country and even the world are now feared is only caused by the fact that there is no cure for this superbug after infecting people, and it is inevitable that they will die. It is natural for the cases of death to be clustered together and presented on a large scale, provoking the group effect.
"So when do you think it's the right time to launch it?"
"Boss, it's just right after a week, it's not good to be too long or too short, our interests can't be fully utilized if it's short, and we can't explain it for a long time, but in a week's time, when the incident is completely fermented, ANDECA's 'effect' will be truly recognized by the world......"
During the conversation, the two did not consider whether the consequences of doing so would lead to the death of countless people.
In the world of capital, the conscience is completely consumed by pecuniary interests, and as long as it is confirmed that there will be profits in doing so, then no matter how many people die will not attract the attention and sympathy of the capitalists.
If the two of them are replaced by Wall Street capital predators, it will definitely attract a burst of ridicule, and it is okay to call it the death of more than 600,000 people? At least millions of people will die, and then the price of drugs will be raised hard, and that will be the biggest profit.
"Well, this matter will be left to you and Fang Ye, and you must be prepared to contact the FDA. By the way, there should be ANDEXA on the FDA's side, right? Didn't they use it on the sick? ”
Chen Yang's heart suddenly moved.
"The FDA has information about our ANDECA, and there are not many finished antibiotic products, but they haven't found us yet, so I guess they haven't found the efficacy of ANDEXA."
"Be careful, if the FDA finds out, it will be a bit troublesome to ask us to produce at full capacity."
Chen Yang pondered slightly, "By the way, how much has been stored now?" ”
"There are already 160,000 sticks, which should be able to cope with the full treatment of about 40,000 people."
"It's still too little, can you add additional production lines?"
"Well, boss, if you want to add additional production lines at this time, it can't be done in a short time."
"Well, I'll inform the Frås side and ask them to support your side as much as possible."
"Yes, boss."
Feng Li nodded.
"Let's drive."
Chen Yang commanded.
The car quickly started and drove forward, and soon the snow that crushed the street disappeared at the end of the driveway. (To be continued......)