Once the plague really broke out, even if Rock wanted to help, he was actually powerless. After all, even if Johannesburg's medical conditions were better, in the face of the plague, Johannesburg was too busy to take care of itself and had no ability to provide help to Orange.
After returning to Johannesburg, Rock immediately went to find Abu, who is an expert in this field.
"The first patient was sent to Ziwei Hospital yesterday. Dean Colin Bellamy organized a consultation with doctors and determined that the patient was infected with plague. Now the hospital has been isolated, and all doctors and nurses who have been in contact with the patient have been quarantined.
While in isolation, Director Dunn has implemented martial law in Ziwei Town and organized residents to carry out rodent eradication in the town. Our problem here should not be big. The outbreak of plague is also related to the health conditions. The health conditions in Ziwei Town are first-rate. There is no risk of a plague outbreak.
The chance is not high. This morning, the hospital organized doctors to examine the students of Ziwei Public School. The results were pretty good. No students were infected with the plague. Now Ziwei Public School has been closed and a checkpoint has been set up at the entrance of the town. During the plague, any
No one is allowed in or out." Buck was leading people to disinfect every corner of Ziwei Town. Almost everyone within Rock's line of sight was wearing a mask. No one dared to take the plague lightly.
"Disinfection alone is not enough. We must take this opportunity to carry out a major sanitation overhaul in the town. All garbage must be cleaned out. Residents must be more aware of hygiene. Residents must be urged to bathe and change clothes every day to minimize risks as much as possible.
." Roque has high requirements. In the past, Roque emphasized hygiene, but some people didn't take it seriously. Fortunately, Roque has a tough attitude, otherwise the situation would be more serious now.
Don’t forget that this is still 1902, and streptomycin, a specific drug against plague, would not be invented until 1943. Before the invention of streptomycin, prevention was the most effective way to deal with plague.
Abu said the same thing.
“The best way to deal with plague is prevention. If a patient is found, or is a suspected patient, they must be strictly isolated. Visits and interactions between patients must be prohibited. At the same time, attention must be paid to disinfection and disposal of sources of infection. Everything related to the patient must be buried or burned.
Plague patients can also be treated. Patients must be properly hygienic. Wards and rooms should be disinfected regularly. Patients should be rehydrated in a timely manner to facilitate the excretion of toxins. Patients' excretions and secretions must also be handled promptly and properly. I am here.
I have compiled some ways to deal with the plague, hoping it will be helpful to the plague." Abu is indeed very professional and has compiled a manual for the plague.
Just based on this manual, the money Rock spent on Abu was well spent!
"Thank you, Professor, come with me to Johannesburg. Mr. Mayor needs your face-to-face report." Roque wanted to rush back to Johannesburg immediately. Philip was about to hold a meeting that all officials must attend. Roque asked for leave before he could
Come to Abu.
The situation was indeed serious. On the way back to Johannesburg, Rock saw a corpse truck transporting corpses out of Johannesburg for disposal.
In the past, Rock might not have cared about such a scene, but now he immediately associates it with the plague.
"What's going on?" Rock asked the policeman on duty.
"Plague!" the policeman wearing a mask said concisely.
It is true that Europe is too vigilant against the plague. The shadow of the Black Death has shrouded Europe for hundreds of years. Europeans have also accumulated a lot of experience in fighting the plague, so Roque and Philip have not returned to Johannesburg. The Johannesburg Municipal Government
Already took action.
Abu's manual provides sufficient guidance for fighting the plague.
After Philip read Abu's manual, he immediately ordered all officials to take immediate action to control the plague before it broke out on a large scale.
The workload of the police station is also very heavy. Everyone is equal before the plague. Others can stay at home and not go out, but the police have to maintain law and order and continue to patrol the streets. So after Philip met Abu, Roque also invited Abu to go
The police station gives the police a hygiene lesson.
When it comes to mobilization capabilities, Johannesburg completely beats Pretoria and Orange.
In just one day, the entire city of Johannesburg has taken action to completely rectify the sanitation dead spots in the city and eliminate rats and fleas throughout the city. All patients and suspected patients have been sent to isolation areas set up on the outskirts of the city.
There are police standing guard outside the quarantine area. Anyone who steps out of the quarantine area without permission will be shot directly by the police.
The isolation area also needs medical personnel. Within Johannesburg, only Ziwei Hospital has strong medical capabilities, so Philip hopes that Roque can send doctors and nurses from Ziwei Hospital into the isolation area to provide treatment for patients in the isolation area.
"Sorry mayor, I can't let the hospital doctors and nurses enter the isolation area." Roque directly rejected Philip's request.
"What should we do? Do we have to watch the people in the quarantine area fend for themselves?" Philip was very angry, saying that there were Chinese people in the quarantine area, and Rock would never give up with those Chinese.
"There is not enough protection for medical staff now. Professor Abu and Dean Bellamy are studying more appropriate methods. Unless we have a way to ensure that doctors and nurses entering the isolation area are not infected, otherwise we can only watch the isolation.
The people in the district will fend for themselves." Roque insisted that doctors and nurses are also human beings, and Roque cannot force those doctors and nurses to die.
This may be a bit too much, but entering the quarantine area without complete protection is almost the same as committing suicide.
"Locke, pay attention to your identity, you are the police chief of Johannesburg!" Philip was furious. This was the first time someone refused Philip in person.
"Yes, I know my identity. I not only have to protect the patients in the isolation area, but also protect the people outside the isolation area, especially the doctors and nurses. Each of them has been trained by us through hard work."
If they come out with complete protection, I will let them enter the isolation area to provide treatment for the patients, but that is not possible now." What Roque hates most is the moral kidnapping of others. If you want to morally kidnap others, then kidnap yourself.
Even if Philip is Phyllis' father, Roark will never compromise.
"Okay, very good!" Philip was so angry that he paced back and forth in the office, but there was nothing he could do about Roark.
In fact, there are not many people in the quarantine area now, and Rock is not refusing to save them. He just hopes to wait a few days for Abu and Bellamy to find the best solution before providing treatment services to the patients in the quarantine area.
From Philip's point of view, he certainly hoped that as few people would die from the plague as possible. If a plague came down and the death toll in Johannesburg was single digits, then it would be a miracle, and Philip would become a hero of the British Empire.
"I guarantee that in this plague, the situation in Johannesburg will be the best in all the Transvaal and Orange areas." Roque could not embarrass Philip for too long.
"You promise?" Philip, who was also a mature man, immediately got off the slope.
"I promise!" Rock vowed.
"Okay, very good!" Although the words are exactly the same, the tone is completely different: "You should return to Ziwei Town immediately and ensure the safety of Ziwei Public School at all costs."
Only then did Philip think of Phyllis.
"Yes, Ziwei Hospital has examined the health of all students at Ziwei Public School and confirmed that no students are infected with the plague. Now Ziwei Town and Ziwei Public School have been sealed off, and Felice is safe." Roque knew.
What is Philip worried about?
Phillip nodded, the expression on his face finally looked better, and he waved his hand to let Roque leave on his own.
Rock did not rush back to Ziwei Town, but first went to Kronstad to find Martin.
Compared to cities, the situation on farms is much better. Farms around Johannesburg are accustomed to raising dogs. As farms become more formal, cats to prevent rodent infestations are of course essential.
Farmers hate rats as much as biologists do. Rats have always been a nuisance to granaries. Since the last potato harvest, almost every farm in Johannesburg has cats, regardless of whether rats like potatoes or not. Some
The farm also raised many rats, which effectively reduced the number of rats and objectively curbed the spread of the plague.
Since the notice was sent out in Johannesburg, Martin has carried out door-to-door inspections of farms around Kronstad.
The results are still very good, at least so far, no plague patients have been found in Kronstad.
"Not one?" Rock felt unbelievable.
"Not one!" Martin was full of confidence. It was difficult to fake this kind of thing. Once discovered, he would be dismissed from office and might even be imprisoned.
"Very good, we must continue our efforts to strengthen health propaganda to ensure that the plague will not break out on a large scale." Roque must have praised it. If Philip knew about the situation in Kronstad, he would be very happy: "Pay attention to the situation in Bloemfontein.
Even though we are doing pretty well here, the situation in Bloemfontein must be very bad. At this time, we must strictly guard against it and not let any Boers enter Johannesburg."
Rock knows that the health situation in Bloemfontein is not good, so the epidemic in Bloemfontein should be very serious. What Rock fears most now is that the Boers will bring the plague into Johannesburg, so whether they are patients or not, Rock refuses anyone
The Boers enter Johannesburg.
"What if someone breaks in?" Martin said.
This is the sequelae of the trial of Austin Burns. With the lessons learned from Austin Burns and others, anyone in the future will have to think carefully when facing the Boers. Martin, who had just returned from Bloemfontein not long ago, is obviously not immune to this.
"Arrest, and you can shoot if necessary." Roque is not polite. The situation now is more serious than on the day of the conflict. The Governor's Mansion has strictly prohibited the movement of people during the plague. In other words, the police and the garrison have now obtained immunity from death.
With a gold medal, even if you shoot someone, you don't need to be held criminally responsible.
