Chapter 373： Flu outbreak

After Edel's order was issued, the Transylvanian Army, under the leadership of General Salamik, accelerated the work of cleaning up the Hungarians. They had to worry about reputation and the reaction of others before, but now they don't care at all.

A large number of Hungarians, under the **** of the soldiers, crossed the Tisza River with their belongings and cried out to the Hungarian army on the side of the river. It's just that the Hungarian soldiers are now incapable of seeking justice for these people in their own country, and now they are unable to protect themselves. Because the Allied Powers have not made a decision on their punishment or compensation, now they themselves don’t know what to do.

In Eastern Moldavia, calls for a referendum to join the Kingdom of Romania are also increasing. There have always been people cheering around the Romanian garrison in the area, some of which are spontaneous, while others are organized by people. The local media also sang praises about this, saying that this is a manifestation of democracy in Eastern Moldavia.

The domestic media in Romania also echoed each other, focusing on promoting the East Moldavia region, which has been a gathering place for Romanians from ancient times to the present. Now it is time for them to return.

Several things that Edel focused on were proceeding in an orderly manner, which made him feel comforted. However, in areas where he has not been paid attention to, a disaster that is about to sweep the world is about to come.

On August 12, a British ship, the Montella, had just left the Sierra Leone region of West Africa. The ship was loaded with goods purchased from the region.

First officer Wells was standing on the bow, holding a telescope to check the sea conditions nearby.

"Cough, cough, cough."

A cough disturbed First Mate Wells.

"What's the matter with you, George."

After collecting the binoculars, Wells looked at a crew member who kept coughing and asked concerned.

Faced with the concern of the chief mate, the crew member named George replied nonchalantly: "It is estimated that he has caught a cold at the latest, and some cold."

"You can't do this. Let's go to Dr. Ruth to get some medicine. Then we will need half a month to return to the UK."

"Okay, cough, cough, cough, I'll go in a while."

"Then go as soon as possible, I don't want you to cause others to cough."

Seeing George who couldn't help but cough, Wells had no choice but to ask him to get medical treatment as soon as possible.

However, the cough of the crew member George did not get better after being treated by Dr. Ruth, but his condition got worse. In addition to high fever and headache, there are also signs of blue complexion and coughing up blood. More importantly, the other people on the ship also became coughing.

When they arrived off the coast of Portugal, half of the people on the ship became ill. Among them, the first mate Wells was among them, and the doctor Ruth on the ship had nothing to do. The poor crew member George also passed away. In order to prevent the infection from increasing, the crew of the Montella had to throw his body into the sea and isolate the sick crew member. However, how can a small cargo ship be able to isolate the virus, and many crew members have been infected.

By the time Montella arrived in the UK, three-quarters of its crew were infected, and one-tenth of them died. In fact, the British government should pay attention to this situation immediately, but the current surging situation of the war has left others too little time to pay attention. So when the Montella arrived in the UK, the sick crew members disembarked one after another to seek medical treatment by themselves. In their view, the poor medical treatment must be the result of the insufficient level of the doctors on board.

In this way, the patients immediately dispersed, and on September 2nd, many cases of this influenza virus were found in Britain. On September 5, an influenza virus case also broke out in France. On September 11, an influenza virus outbreak occurred in the United States. On September 12, an influenza virus outbreak occurred in the Far East. In just half a month, this flu virus broke out all over the world.

Many people are normal in the morning, get sick at noon, and die at night. Many cities restrict citizens' access to public places, and movie theaters, dance halls, and sports venues have been closed for long periods of time.

This wave of influenza is different from the previous influenza, and the mortality rate is particularly high among the young and middle-aged people between 20 and 35 years old. This made the concentrated army of young and middle-aged people a hard-hit area, and the offensive of the Allied Powers was forced to stop. Now no one thinks about war, but wants to heal the sick. And just as World War I was about to end, all countries were spreading good news, and Spain was very honest about the outbreak of influenza in its own country, so this is also known as Spanish influenza.

And as the flu with a high global fatality rate, Romania is certainly not immune. On September 8, this flu virus was discovered in Romania. During this period of time, Edel, who was extremely sensitive to the flu virus, immediately ordered a nationwide martial law to fight the flu virus. At the same time, he ordered the Secretary of Health and Health to send people to monitor trends in areas where flu may break out, and to send people to publicize measures to prevent flu to residents. For people who have been infected, they are immediately isolated.

It also asked the Prime Minister to take the government department and immediately cooperate with his work. This keeps Prime Minister Bretianu busy. He has to manage the referendum in the Eastern Moldavia region and cooperate with the health department to prevent and control the flu, which is depressing enough.

The Romanian people followed the government's actions in sequence. Who made the flu be so aggressive and the fatality rate was very high. Many people were surrounded by patients, which really scared them.

The Romanian military barracks were immediately closed to martial law, and they were all frightened by the news from Western Europe. With a fatality rate of 3%-7%, this is comparable to a loss on the battlefield ~ www.novelhall.com ~ everyone will be afraid.

However, despite Romania’s efforts, the number of patients is still increasing. And the most worrying thing about this kind of flu is that there is no medicine to cure it, or that there is not enough medicine to cure it. This caused everyone to worry about being infected with the flu virus.

For a time, all domestic production and living materials became depressed. The materials on the dock were piled up like a mountain, but no one went to work because of the fear of the flu virus. The people working in the factory are also sparse, and the streets have become deserted. Everyone is trying to minimize going out.

According to statistics after the event, the Romanian economic index dropped by 40% during this period, which is completely equivalent to entering a state of economic crisis.

But it's all worth it. Because Romania responded correctly during this period, the number of deaths from the flu is extremely low in Europe. The flu only caused 42,100 deaths, which is two-thirds less than the 127,000 people in Bulgaria next door, not to mention that the population gap between the two countries is more than doubled.

And this flu has really caused a lot of losses to countries, and its global death toll has exceeded that of this war. It can be said that it is a catastrophe.

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