Chapter 253: The Power of the Chaebol
"What's going on?"
"I don't know......"
"Oh my God, there's not going to be anything going on in the hospital!"
In the lobby of the emergency room, patients and family members who are queuing up at the triage desk for inquiries, as well as patients and family members sitting on seats waiting to see a doctor, without exception, have more or less panicked expressions, and some people even secretly take out their mobile phones and secretly take pictures of disease control personnel.
This kind of panic is actually a normal emotion.
Because the public rarely encounters such a situation in their daily life, and "protective clothing" is easily associated with radiation, bacteria and viruses.
The nurse at the triage desk, one hurriedly picked up the phone and seemed to be reporting to the hospital leader, and the other walked towards the CDC personnel.
It's just that before her, Gu Ji stepped forward and spoke:
"I'm Kim Ji-gyu."
"Hello Prosecutor Kim, Kang Sung-hoon, a researcher at the Infectious Diseases Department of the Central CDC in Seoul, these two are from the testing center......"
"Excuse me, what's going on?"
At this time, the young female nurse hurriedly ran up and asked.
Jiang Chengxun looked like he was in his early thirties, he adjusted the position of the mask, and looked at Gu Ji with his eyes, "We received a report from this prosecutor, suspecting that someone in your emergency room was infected with a virulent infectious disease, and the specific situation still needs to be sampled and tested by us before we can make a conclusion." β
"Huh!?"
The female nurse covered her mouth and exclaimed, "This, this can't be." β
Disease control researcher Jiang Chengxun didn't pay attention to her at all, but continued to ask:
"Mr. Prosecutor, where is the infected person now, and has a doctor done a preliminary examination?"
Gu Ji nodded, his expression was extremely serious: "The situation is even more serious than I imagined, the patient has been to the Middle East, and his body temperature is very high at present, and his wife who accompanied him also had the same symptoms, and it is likely that she was also infected." β
"The Middle East?"
Jiang Chengxun didn't react for a while.
This is also normal, as the MERS virus is concentrated only in the Middle East and Europe, and no infected patients have been detected in East Asia until the 2015 MERS infection in South Korea.
"I suspect it's the MERS virus!"
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Kang Sung-hoon was a CDC researcher after all, and he quickly understood the seriousness of the matter.
His gaze also became solemn.
In the Korean healthcare system, fellows are more senior than residents, second only to chief physicians, so their professional competence is questionable.
"Taewoo, hurry up and get a mask for Mr. Prosecutor Kim!"
"Oooh!"
Hearing the order, the nurse from the testing center behind him hurriedly took out a green N95 mask from the aluminum alloy medical box he was carrying.
"For your safety, please wear a mask."
"Thank you." After Gu Ji took it, he immediately rushed to the respiratory department with the three of them.
But as soon as he turned into the corridor, Gu Ji saw four or five people surrounding the door of the department, some of them were hospital staff in white coats, and two were security guards in black uniforms.
"Damn! I told the head of the respiratory department not to let anyone near the department. β
Gu Ji didn't expect that Han Jaeyuan would honestly listen to his orders.
But this guy, as a doctor at the level of chief professor, dared to let people in when he knew the whole picture, wouldn't he be afraid of nosocomial infection!
"Hey! You can't go in now! β
Just as Gu Ji was about to rush into the department, two security guards suddenly stepped forward, one with one arm, and stretched out their hands to stop him.
"Get out of the way!"
Gu Ji didn't bother to explain to the security, and directly showed his documents.
I have to say that the identity of this "prosecutor" is really useful, and after the two security guards saw it, their attitudes immediately softened, and they said with an embarrassed face: "Mr. prosecutor, I'm sorry, this is the order of our vice president......
"Prosecutor Kim, what crime did this patient commit?"
In the middle of speaking, a middle-aged man with a short stature, a round head, and a little bald suddenly came out of the consultation room.
Judging from the respectful attitude of several people, this person should be the vice president.
Gu Ji glanced at his badge.
Vice President of Seoul Sansang Hospital: Lee Min-bok.
"He didn't commit a crime."
"Since there is no crime, then this matter has nothing to do with you, treating the sick and saving people is an internal matter of our hospital, please leave here first, don't delay our normal treatment, otherwise, I will have to talk to your Inspector Sun of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor."
When Li Minfu said this, he looked like he was smiling but not smiling, obscene and mad.
Being the vice president of Korea's top hospital is naturally not an idle person.
He is obviously not as good as Han Jaeyuan's gang to scare, and even raised out the boss of Gu Ji's identity in a few words, and if he were an ordinary person, he might have retreated a long time ago.
"Although there is no crime, the patient has been to the Middle East, and I suspect that he is likely to be infected with the MERS virus, which is highly similar to SARS, and according to the Korean classification of infectious diseases, the fatality rate is extremely high, or the risk of collective infection is extremely high, and it belongs to Class A infectious diseases, and I don't know how he was infected now, if it was a bioterrorist attack, this matter is related to me!"
Gu Ji's tone was steady when he spoke, his eyes were looking directly at Li Minfu, and he was not pressed by the other party's momentum at all.
Not to mention that he has experienced all kinds of scenes, even the Prime Minister of India has seen him, and he will be afraid of him as a vice president?
Moreover, prosecutors are independent, and even the chief prosecutor has no jurisdiction.
"MERS virus? What is this, haven't you heard of it? β
"I don't know, but I've heard of SARS, and it's a very powerful infectious disease!"
The two security guards and doctors behind him heard Gu Ji's conversation, and subconsciously whispered, the more they thought about it, the more wrong it became, especially when they saw Gu Ji and the three CDC personnel in white protective clothing behind him, they were even more scared.
Look at the vice president of his own family again, he is also wearing a mask!
Seeing that public opinion was happening, Li Minfu immediately widened his eyes, "What are you talking nonsense?" Can the prosecutor talk nonsense! At present, the patient has not even done the relevant tests for the etiology, how can you draw conclusions? β
"It just so happens that these three are sent by the CDC, and they can take samples and test the patients!"
Unexpectedly, drowsy came to deliver a pillow, Gu Ji directly seized the loophole in Li Minfu's words, and let the people from CDC enter.
"You! You ......"
"Vice Dean Li! The patient's condition deteriorated very quickly and he was already in a coma! β
Just as Li Minfu pointed his finger at Gu Ji, about to stop them, Han Jaeyuan's shout suddenly came from the department.
Gu Ji took a stride away from Li Minfu and rushed into the consultation room.
I saw that the white-haired uncle, who still had the strength to tear and scold Gu Ji just now, had completely fallen into a coma at this moment, and his pink vest wife who was sitting on the chair also hugged herself with her hands, trembling, and said: "It's so cold, it feels so cold......"
"Mom! Mom, don't scare me! β
The son was completely frightened by the scene in front of him, and hurriedly took off his T-shirt, put his shirtless shirt, and draped it over his mother's body.
"You don't come near her anymore, so you can also be easily infected, let the doctor come!"
Gu Ji shouted at him.
Kang Sung-hoon hurriedly stepped forward, and while preparing to observe the patient's condition, he asked Han Jae-won:
"What about ambulances and treatment vans?"
"I've already sent someone to push it, are you from the CDC?"
"Cough, fever, and difficulty breathing are sufficient to constitute a high level of suspicion." Jiang Chengxun briefly checked the patient's performance, took the medical box under his hand and opened it, "Taiyu, take a sample immediately!" β
"Researcher Jiang, since we have reached the high standard, in accordance with the regulations on the emergency management of infectious diseases of type A, my suggestion is to immediately isolate the respiratory department, report to the CDC headquarters, send additional members to support, close the emergency room, stop all personnel flow, and conduct pathogen testing for all secret contacts who have been in close contact with patients."
"In addition, I recommend that the airport and airlines be notified immediately, investigate the patient's return flight, and see if there are any patients with similar symptoms, such as fever, cough, and chills, and if so, immediately isolate them."
Gu Ji took this opportunity to tell the best solution at present.
This is also the best solution he can think of based on public health knowledge, as well as the current environment and resources.
If the government and the CDC can really do it in time.
Then this contagion event should be over soon.
After Jiang Chengxun and the three CDC personnel heard this, they were all slightly stunned, and looked at Gu Ji with surprised eyes, including Han Jaewon.
Several people didn't expect that Gu Ji was just a prosecutor.
He knew so much about the CDC's emergency response operations, but on second thought, maybe he had worked with the CDC in dealing with such bioterrorist attacks or chemical spills.
"No! Absolutely not! β
Without waiting for Jiang Chengxun to answer, Li Minfu, who was outside the door, suddenly rushed in, still holding a mobile phone in his hand, it seemed that he had just finished making a call, "In the case that the symptoms have not yet been determined, such a big deal will only cause panic and waste the resources of the hospital and the government, in case the matter is fake, can you afford it, Prosecutor Kim!" β
The last sentence, he almost shouted out with filial piety.
But Gu Ji would not be intimidated by him, "I can bear all the responsibilities!" The MERS virus is not child's play, it only needs to be transmitted through close contact, droplets, and even airborne aerosols, and if human-to-human transmission happens, then no one in this room is immune! β
"Moreover, once MERS is spread out of the hospital, then the entire city of Seoul, and even the whole of South Korea, will be in dire straits in the future, do you dare to pay this responsibility!
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As soon as this remark came out.
There was an instant freeze in the department.
Kang Sung-hoon didn't dare to imagine that if this was really MERS and spread out of the hospital, it would be an unprecedented and serious disaster for the Korean people.
"Assi ......"
After a moment of silence, Li Minfu couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.
But at this moment, Gu Ji's mobile phone vibrate, and he took it out and saw that it was a person named Sun Jae-seok, the chief prosecutor, who was his immediate boss.
It seems that Li Minfu did it just now when he brought people into the department.
He swiped his phone.
A serious and deep voice came from the phone, "Have you finished investigating the eucalyptus that exploded at the Osan Base Research Institute?" β
Gu Ji originally wanted to deal with it casually and hang up.
Don't look at him just borrowing the role of "Jin Zhijiu" to break through, even if you have to think about him, after solving this MERS contagion incident, the credit will be enough for him to be promoted and make a fortune, so there is no need to look too much at the face of his boss.
But when he heard the words "institute explosion".
The previous memories and analyses flashed through my mind in an instant.
From the standpoint.
The explosions were: Xia Guo 304 Research Institute, Dongying Defense Ministry Land Equipment Research Institute, Himalayan US-India Nuclear Equipment Research Institute, and now another Osan Base Research Institute.
It's 2015.
According to the time of eight or nine years ago, it is really at the same node......
Gu Jitong's hole shrunk.
Just what he knows, there are already five countries, shouldn't all the world's research institutes be attacked?
Which organization has that much capacity?
Osan Base is an air base shared by the United States and South Korea, one of the two most important air bases in South Korea, and the only air base on the peninsula that was built by the army's special aviation engineers from planning to completion, with a very high level of secrecy.
The most advanced front-line air forces of the United States and South Korea are stationed there.
But Gu Ji didn't know that there was a research institute there.
"Kim Ji-gyu? Did you hear what I said? β
"No, it's still under investigation."
"Yikes! Kim Ji-gyu, you're going to talk to me with this attitude? Since the eucalyptus has not progressed yet, why don't you hurry up and get over to check it! β
"All are ......"
Gu Ji hung up the phone and raised his eyes to see that Li Minfu was smiling obscenely.
In the next second, CDC's Jiang Chengxun also received a call, but compared to Gu Ji, his attitude was much more polite, bowing his head and bowing his waist, and using all kinds of honorifics: "Understood!" β
After the call, Kang Sung-hoon turned his head and asked his subordinates.
"Are you done?"
"Blood samples from both patients have been collected!"
"Let's go!"
What!?
Gu Ji couldn't believe his ears, and thought that he had heard it wrong, so he grabbed the other party's shoulder, "Why do you want to go?" Obviously it has already constituted a high level of suspicion, but if measures are not taken at this time, will the virus be allowed to be infected in the hospital? β
"I'm sorry, Prosecutor Jin, we also received an order from our superiors to send the samples for testing immediately, you can rest assured, we will get the results as soon as possible, if it is really MERS, we will definitely take emergency action as soon as possible."
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It can be seen that although Jiang Chengxun answered so, the expression in his eyes has been revealed, and he does not understand what his superiors are doing.
But South Korea, like Dongying, is a country that attaches great importance to class dignity.
Looking at the backs of the three of them leaving, Li Minfu laughed out loud through the mask, "Prosecutor Jin, please leave here immediately, don't delay our treatment!" β
Could this be the power of the South Korean chaebol?
Strong to, for the sake of profit.
Or even conceal infectious diseases, allow the virus to spread, ignore the safety of civilian lives and property, and ultimately push the whole country into hell?