Lin Motian firmly believed that the pneumonic plague definitely did not just appear in the past two days, but their quarantine network, which seemed ridiculously crude from a modern perspective, failed to detect it at all. However, even in the parts covered by the quarantine network, cases of pneumonic plague have appeared intensively and almost at the same time, which shows that cases of pneumonic plague may appear in large numbers.
Lin Motian walked out of the health department feeling quite exhausted: It's really hard to do anything. He originally thought that in a place like Guangzhou, where elders gathered, he would always be less under fire than expatriate elders like Zhao Yingong, but it didn't happen. Thinking that this matter was still done, everyone would hate it - but there was no other way. It turns out that the relatively mild quarantine measures did not stop the progress of the plague, and the number of new diagnoses and deaths every day did not decrease significantly. Now the outbreak of pneumonic plague will only make things worse. Fortunately, the weather in Guangzhou is currently warm and the houses are well ventilated. With his newly announced compulsory disinfection order covering private houses, the pneumonic plague should not be as aggressive as the Northeastern plague in the old dimension, and he still has a chance.
The popularity on the street is getting worse and worse. Lin Motian now walks around every day to take a look. Although everyone advised him not to go out on the streets to avoid being infected. But he knew that many epidemic prevention team members and related staff outside had fallen ill and died. Mu Min said at the meeting that there are currently a large number of vacancies in Paijia and Baochang - in addition to death from illness, many people are determined not to be "officials" at this grassroots level anymore. If you hide yourself, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the staff who are risking their lives on the front line to prevent the epidemic.
The streets were quiet, as the bustling and cheerful city of Guangzhou gradually fell into a terrible dead silence since stricter epidemic prevention regulations were implemented. The sound of rolling wheels of a trolley could be heard in the distance - it was the trolley used to collect corpses - which was particularly harsh.
Lin Motian was wearing an isolation gown and a large mask. Even so, the anti-epidemic team members, National Army soldiers and police on duty on the streets recognized him. I knew that the doctor who followed the guard was a chief.
The elders went on patrol on the streets, which fully played a role in calming people's hearts. Therefore, not only Lin Motian did this, but other elders also appeared in public from time to time. Even the elders of some departments with little relevance did this - on days when the number of cases reached new highs, the elders of the legal academy still opened courts to hear cases.
Of course, he was not completely unprepared. Liu San had secretly transported a batch of cryogenically preserved streptomycin injection from Lingao - although it had expired, it should still be somewhat effective - in case an elder got sick. , you can use it immediately.
Lin Motian was walking on the street and faintly heard the excited voice of a young man in front of him: "...Who knows that burning corpses is against human ethics, but if we don't do this, it may harm the whole city!..."
He thought the quarantine officer had another conflict with the residents, but when he turned around, he saw a young citizen arguing with an old woman who was in tears. However, it seemed that the young man's eyes were also red, and his voice began to tremble as he spoke. .
He walked slowly over. When the patrol police and epidemic prevention team members saw that he was an elder, they immediately stood at attention and saluted. He waved his hands and walked forward: "Old man, don't be sad. Even if you are sick and die, there is no use crying anymore, let alone There is a risk of spreading the epidemic, so let them send it quickly..."
Seeing that the old woman was about to cry again, he couldn't help but want to reach out to help her. The quarantine officer was shocked and quickly pulled her back: "Chief, a person who died of illness just moved out of this household..."
Lin Motian was stunned, stepped back, and continued: "As the saying goes: it is safe to be buried. But now for the millions of people in Suicheng, for the sake of the living, it is inevitable that we will not care about the deceased... Gu Zhong, but The safety of millions of lives is even more serious, I hope the old man will understand..." As he said that, he slowly bowed to the old woman, which to a certain extent covered up the embarrassment he felt when he took a step back.
The patrolman, the quarantine officer and the young man were all shocked: the old lady did not know who Lin Motian was, but these three people knew: since the Senate officially took over Guangzhou, no senator has ever taken the initiative to bow to an individual. Precedent, Elder Lin made an exception, and he was targeting an illiterate old lady! The young man was about to kneel down as soon as his knees went weak. Suddenly he thought of the Song Dynasty's idea of kowtow. After being stunned for a long time, he hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "Chief, this..."
"I can see that you are very active in understanding the spirit of the Senate. Are you from Qiongzhou?" Lin Motian asked a little confused, because judging from the young man's dress, it was obvious that he was not a naturalized citizen.
"No... no, but my eldest brother is Baozheng, and I am now the lead actor of this film. We all... support the will of the Senate." The young man is not very proficient in "Newspeak", "Yesterday My father died of illness, and when Jia Ci heard that he was going to be sent away for cremation, he... couldn't bear it... but... the plague... the little one... we understand..." As he spoke, tears were about to fall down again, but everyone understood what he meant. Can understand.
"You did the right thing." Lin Motian said softly, "Cremation does not mean that we do not sacrifice the deceased. In this disaster, even if the soldiers on the quarantine front sacrificed, cremation is inevitable, and even I am no exception. Wait until The plague has been eradicated, we must erect a monument to comfort these citizens and martyrs who have sacrificed their efforts to fight the plague... Please comfort the old lady..."
Of course, the propaganda outlet would not give up such a good opportunity. Lin Motian's bow to the family members of the deceased was quickly published in the newspapers. The propaganda outlet took the opportunity to launch a new round of offensive. Guangzhou's newspapers were soon filled with " Reports such as "Elder Lin Motian bowed three times to the families of the victims in the epidemic area", "Elder Lin Motian visited the epidemic area in person and spoke to the leaders of the quarantine brigade at all levels", "Elder Lin Motian inspected the epidemic area: the people of the Song Dynasty are invincible" ——I have to say that Lin Motian did this gesture quite well. Qin Yuanlao also took advantage of this momentum to hold a grand memorial service for the staff who died in the line of duty at Luzeyuan Cemetery, which can be called the most mournful honor. Then a special issue of "Yangcheng Express" was published.
Under the powerful propaganda campaign and the unrelenting suppression by the military and police, the resistance to the implementation of the isolation and cremation policies finally began to decrease.
"Tell them to take this down." After another day of inspection, Lin Motian walked into the door of the Health Commission with a tired look. While reaching for the day's epidemic report, he said to the sentry He pointed at the newspaper with a large photo of himself on the bulletin board - this newspaper had been posted for a long time. Lin Motian still felt a little disgusted when he saw the publicity about himself in the newspaper. Today he finally couldn't hold it back and offered to take the newspaper. Take it down.
"Yes, chief!" the sentry stood up and saluted.
"Where's today's epidemic report?" Lin Motian looked at the document bag at the door: it was empty.
"The comrades in the office have taken it away," the sentry explained.
Then it should be on your desk. Lin Motian thought as he walked towards the command center, but heard a loud noise in the distance.
"What are you making all the noise about?" Lin Motian scolded the cheerful staff in a low voice, a little unhappy.
"Chief, good news!" A correspondent excitedly held up a document that was obviously today's epidemic report. "For the first time since the outbreak of pneumonic plague, our daily death toll has dropped!"
Lin Motian staggered and took a step back, but a smile finally appeared on his pale face: Finally, there is a turning point! I don’t have to worry about being kicked back to teach!
Although he does not expect the epidemic to gradually decrease and disappear from today, at least this is a good sign.
Lin Motian took the report from the correspondent and saw that not only the number of deaths began to decrease - although the decrease was very small, but the number of quarantined people sent to Cheung Chau Island also began to decrease, and even the incidence of escapes also decreased.
The escape of quarantined persons from Cheung Chau Island has occurred more than once. There are successes and failures in escaping. But every quarantined person who escapes will be put on the hunting list. Especially at various road junctions. At the earliest, once the quarantined persons who escaped were caught, they were sent back and quarantined again for 12 days. However, as the number of escapees increased, many people were never found again, creating great hidden dangers. As a result, the treatment of fleeing persons has become stricter. Not only can sentries who find fugitives in quarantine camps kill them on the spot, but fugitives must be quarantined again after being recaptured, and then exiled to Taiwan after the quarantine is over.
After taking this measure, the number of people fleeing quarantine has dropped significantly - after all, there is a huge difference between spending 12 days in a quarantine camp and being exiled overseas. Moreover, with the increased publicity, people have a better understanding of the role of quarantine and isolation, and their resistance has become much less severe.
There were only three cases of quarantine personnel escaping last week, and all were caught. Lin Motian looked at the confession attached to it. It was fair to say "the situation was pitiable" or "the circumstances were extenuating", but rules were rules. He responded as usual in the report: follow the precedent.
The whole of Guangzhou has gradually calmed down after the panic. Various epidemic prevention efforts are becoming more and more effective, policy implementation is becoming more and more smooth, and the fluctuations of the epidemic have begun to slow down. Lin Motian and the elders in Guangzhou gradually felt that everything was going smoothly. Some policy reforms that were originally difficult to promote, such as house demolition and dredging, have also gained more and more support due to the righteousness of "epidemic prevention". Many people and shops who originally refused to cooperate also signed the agreement under strong pressure from public opinion. As soon as the plague subsided, they began to demolish their houses and clear out the silt. Liu Xiang is also planning to carry out a series of urban construction projects in and outside Guangzhou in the name of "epidemic prevention", and will use this to force the city's wealthy gentry to donate money.
"If I didn't make you so scared, I wouldn't have known that the character Liu was written like this!" Liu Xiang was making small calculations in his office. rbsp;
