Chapter 52: The Roots of the City of Chaos

Andy read all the words, and the new plague really broke out first in the city of Denver.... Dave's note doesn't describe anything wrong, so what did the Old World SA do with it?

He flipped through it again, and the newspapers after that were all about the city of Denver's fight against the plague, although most of the newspapers claimed that the citizens were actively cooperating, but there were also a few newspapers that expressed something different, such as a small vague newspaper deliberately sandwiched in by the maker, as if it was the previous Qiming newspaper.

[Since the outbreak of the plague in 2050, the emergency treatment plan implemented in the past two years has ended in ineffective results, according to this newspaper, the popular protests that broke out in Denver a month ago have been secretly suppressed.....]

Keep scrolling, and there will be more and more terrible news.

[More than 2,000 people have been diagnosed with blue flu in Colorado Springs, more than 3,500 people have been diagnosed with blue flu in Boulder City, and more than 5,000 people have been infected with blue flu in Denver. 】

[President SA has declared a national state of emergency, implemented a special management policy, and defense contractor Western Science and Technology has been ordered to start research and development of a vaccine against the new plague, and the progress is currently unclear.] 】

[Be careful of people with blue blisters on their bodies, blue flu may enter the onset period from the incubation period within 3-5 days, and the mortality rate is as high as more than 60% according to statistics, contact relevant personnel for isolation! 】

Andy's gaze stopped at the last one, according to him, although the current new plague is still a virulent infectious disease, it is far from reaching the power of this horror... Whether it was the length of the incubation period before the onset of the disease or the mortality rate, the new plague patients he had seen did not seem to be so terrible.

If the two were the same, then Andy wouldn't have had to catch any fugitives, his mission should have failed automatically a few months ago, and now the wastelanders should be dead one by one.

But this is not the case, only a small number of people will enter the final stage, and the rest will be in a long state of asymptomatic or light symptoms, but it is still a disaster.

To say that the two are not the same virus, then the characteristics of blue blisters and other pathological features are very similar.

"The difference in strains? Has the new plague weakened now? ”

Andy muttered to himself, but he thought of one thing, such a high mortality rate would prevent the virus from spreading quickly and widely, and if the city of Denver dealt with it quickly enough, then it should theoretically be able to lock the plague in the surrounding area.

The next newspaper confirmed Andy's idea.

【We won!】 Starting in September 2053, new test patients have repeatedly hit new lows, the epidemic in Colorado Springs and Boulder City has basically subsided, the epidemic in Denver City is under control, and the decisive measures taken by the SA government have contributed to it, cheers, great SA! 】

[Denver's population has increased dramatically in recent years!] 】

"Is this the end of it?"

He put down the clipping and picked up the last one, which was thicker.

I thought I would see some reports describing the recovery this time, but Andy only saw a more serious situation.

Most of these reports are concentrated between 2055 and 2060.

[The food crisis has reached a new peak, the price of SA food has doubled recently, and the criticism of the government has become more and more intense. 】

[BA declares war, the Battle of Anchorage begins, God bless SA! ] Warriors, defend Anchorage! 】

[Denver Mayor Charrison claimed that industrial relocation is an inevitable trend in line with the national strategic goals, and he will do his best to solve the problem of unemployment in Denver that has been increasing recently. 】

"Famine and unemployment... And war, that's really.."

Andy was still muttering, and the next big news appeared.

[A second epidemic has become a fact, research into the blue flu continues, and new serums and drugs have been confirmed to be not very effective.] 】

[What is said to be the strictest emergency measures in history has been introduced, the city of Denver is locked down, and Mayor Charrison encourages citizens to stop ice cream socializing and seriously do a good job of personal isolation.] 】

"2062?"

Andy looked at the date, a full decade had passed since the first outbreak in 2050, why would a new plague that had been suppressed for only three years break out again nine years later?

Subsequent reports began to appear a large number of expressions about the outbreak of social contradictions.

[Denver City Food Riot has been going on for two months....]

[Denver City unemployment protests have resulted in 3 deaths, according to a military spokesperson, all actions are in accordance with the provisions of the SA Riot Act, and we will continue to follow up on this matter...]

[The new epidemic prevention decree was introduced, and recently, the arrest of Malett McBride by the police for the crime of spreading the virus has aroused widespread concern throughout the SA. 】

[Regarding yesterday's verdict of the three minors who violated the curfew, the judge explained that the military provided evidence of their involvement in BA activities, and we still remember the previous gaffes of General Arafa, who said: The symptoms of the new plague are caused by the patient's false and unauthorized ingestion of BA's toxic thoughts. 】

[Disaster outposts have been established in most areas of the SA]

[New plague outbreak in Maryland is in the spotlight, the first major outbreak on the East Coast]

It is said that the relevant R&D plans will be transferred to other pharmaceutical companies, and the R&D of the pan-immunization vaccine project will be transferred to the West Virginia Science and Technology Division for the development of genetically modified crops, which may help solve the problem of food crisis. 】

This series of frustrating reports continued until 2067, when Andy saw that the National Guard had been equipped with a portable rapid isolation management facility called a "speed pen", which was simply small and light when folded, but could be quickly assembled into a small black cell once opened. If you have enough of this thing, they can also be combined with each other and eventually turn into a makeshift prison.... A large number of military dogs and police dogs have been deployed to the city of Denver, as have many robotic riot units, all for contactless management, due to the epidemic in Denver and the large number of unemployed people, uninfected dogs and robots have become an important force to replace the regular police.

In 2067, the state of emergency in Denver was finally restored, and while management remained strict, the new plague was once again under control, albeit spreading from parts of the West Coast to parts of the East Coast.

But Denver didn't get that good.

[The unemployment protests turned violent, protest groups attacked Mayor Charrison's car, and huge inaction graffiti was graffiti on the door of City Hall, which the city of Denver declined to comment.] Police have arrested more than 200 illegal protesters this afternoon. 】

Flipping through a newspaper at the back, another Qiming Daily article was sandwiched by the producer.

[In 2072, why do food riots occur repeatedly in Denver?] 】

Andy looks at the article, and the author comprehensively explains why the current situation in Denver is so bad from all angles. The long-term development dividend has changed the direction of the wind because of the protracted war between the north and the BA, the research and development of civilian science and technology has been fully converted to military science and technology research and development, and the big dome scientific research base in Jushi City has been abandoned.... But no one knows where the resources have gone.

Since 2050, the food crisis has become a major problem that is difficult to solve, as the origins of two new plague outbreaks are in Denver.

The article says a transcript of such an interview.

"I found a thin man in his 50s, dressed in dirty clothes. He was caught by the police, locked up in a cowshed, and immediately sent from a makeshift jail formed by the police to the Denver City Jail, where the charges could lead to years in prison, perhaps even longer. I asked him, "Why do you act when you know the situation is so serious?" ”

He replied that even if he kept to himself, there would be no food in the house. Instead of starving to death at home, he should try to participate in the riots, and even if he can't get food and is caught by the police and put in prison, then at least the prison will provide some basic food. People who think like him abound, and according to him, will Denver ever return to peace? I think my answer is no, I am worried about the recent new frontline battles against our northern and southern neighbors, and our war with BA is already in a state of scorching. At times like these, the issue of the new plague, which has had its ups and downs for more than two decades, seems to have been left behind by the government. ”

"When will there be an end to everything? Will Denver ever go back in time? ”

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