The words of Yukio Kato, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, were like a thunderbolt hitting the Prime Minister’s head. At this time, when an infectious disease breaks out, which country is still willing to accept refugees from Japan?
The Prime Minister asked nervously: "Does the media know about this matter?"
Kato Yukio shook his head and said: "Not yet. At this time, the media is attracted by the second major earthquake, and there are many casualties in the earthquake. No one pays attention to these few who died of illness."
The Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "How long has this epidemic been going on? How come 5 people died before it was reported?"
Kato Yukio's face suddenly darkened and he said: "Sir, the behavior of the virus is different from the virus two years ago. This virus is very ferocious. It is said that these five people all became ill last night and died this morning."
"What?!" Kazuhide Mizukawa on the side exclaimed, "Doesn't this pneumonia virus have a 14-day incubation period? And after getting sick, it doesn't take that long to die, right?"
Kato Yukio said: "I asked the team led by Professor Fukuda of Tokyo Medical University to conduct virus analysis. Preliminary research found that the virus replication ability is 100 times that of two years ago!"
"100 times, how can it be so fast?" Mizukawa's face changed.
"Hey, Professor Fukuda believes that the gene of this virus should have been artificially modified. In other words, I am afraid that someone may take advantage of the major earthquake to harm Japan."
"What country would know that we were going to have a major earthquake, so it would release this virus as soon as possible?"
"The scariest thing is that this virus seems to be spreading very quickly..."
The two people were talking to each other, and they didn't notice that the Prime Minister's face was sinking, his eyes were shining with a strange light, and his hands were squeezed together tightly.
Mizukawa Kazuhide accidentally caught a glimpse of the Prime Minister's situation and couldn't help being stunned and asked: "Sir, what are your instructions on this matter?"
The Prime Minister looked at Yukio Kato and said: "You must block the news immediately and treat these cases as acute pneumonia.
At this moment, the existence of such a severe infectious disease in Japan must not be leaked to the outside world."
"Hey, my subordinates must ensure that the message is blocked."
Kazuhide Mizukawa realized something and said: "Yes, if this news is leaked at this time, countries will never accept refugees from our country again."
The Prime Minister said: "Yes, for the future of the He clan, we must choose to hide it."
Kato Yukio said: "Sir, do we still need to trace the source of the virus?"
"We don't have much time. The biggest priority right now is to find a way to get more people to leave the islands. Kato-kun, please issue a hush order to everyone with knowledge as soon as possible."
"Hey, I'll do it right away."
The Prime Minister watched Kato Yukio leave, then turned to Mizukawa Kazuhide and said: "Mizukawa-kun, hurry up and arrange the televised speech. I will announce it on time."
"Hi."
When Kazuhide Mizukawa left, the Prime Minister grabbed a cup and smashed it on the ground.
Immediately, he picked up the phone and dialed.
"Wu Tianjun, you have committed an unforgivable crime against the Great Japanese Empire!"
Wu Tianzongnan on the other end of the phone said confused: "Sir, what happened?"
"The No. 3 virus you developed has been leaked!"
"What? This... shouldn't be. Last night's earthquake had already buried that place..."
"You knew there was a breach, didn't you? Why didn't you report it to me?"
Wu Tian Zongnan explained: "Sir, the main researcher of No. 3 wanted to bring out the No. 3 tank from under the rubble last night, but others were trapped by the collapsed house.
Although people were rescued later, the No. 3 tank should still be buried underneath, so I asked the people from the institute to go home and find someone else to bury it completely."
"Baga, you idiot! Knowing this, you didn't immediately isolate everyone in the institute and seal off the area."
"Sir, the vaccine on the 3rd is about to start the first phase of clinical trials. Otherwise, should it be approved for use directly?"
The Prime Minister asked hesitantly: "Are these vaccines dangerous? Will they cause healthy people to become infected instead?"
"There is no danger. It has been verified in the early stage that the vaccine is safe. However, as usual, it still needs to go through three phases of clinical trials. It cannot be officially launched until these procedures are completed."
“How fast will the vaccine be produced?”
"The current production line is built with a daily output of 60,000 copies. If we want to expand it, we will have to invest money..."
"Immediately produce at full speed and supply to the Self-Defense Forces first."
"Hi."
After hanging up the phone, the Prime Minister sat back in his seat weakly and did not speak for a long time.
After a long time, he murmured: "It's your own fault..."
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August 21, 2022, 12:00 noon Japan time.
The Prime Minister of Japan gave a televised speech, which shocked the whole of Japan and the whole world.
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and Japan was instantly in chaos.
Japan was originally a country with a high incidence of suicide. Knowing that the islands were about to sink and the country's homeland was about to disappear into the vast sea, many Japanese people directly chose to commit suicide.
However, more people immediately flocked to the airport and pier.
The only way to leave the archipelago is by plane or ship. Some rich people can go the fastest. After all, they have private planes.
Japan is the country with the most visa-free countries in the world. It has diplomatic relations with 195 countries, and 190 of them offer visa-free access to Japanese passport holders.
Therefore, as long as they leave the archipelago, Japanese people can enter almost any country.
No one is willing to heed the Prime Minister's call and wait for the government to send someone to register their intention to immigrate.
In fact, government civil servants have also lost their minds and no one wants to do this kind of work.
Faced with this kind of catastrophe, although the message released by the Prime Minister stated that it would happen in 48 days, who would wait until the last minute to leave?
If we can't leave by then, wouldn't it mean that we would be torn apart together with the archipelago?
Africa, Tanga Federation underground base.
Du Qiu was studying the matter of genetic currency when Xinghai suddenly sent a reminder.
"What happened?"
"Sir, please take a look at this information."
The information Xinghai provided was that an enhanced version of the new coronavirus was spreading in Japan, and at this moment the Prime Minister of Japan issued a televised speech asking for help from the world.
"So, these viruses were created by the Japanese themselves?"
"Yes, it is still a research institute under Wutian Pharmaceutical. They have also developed a corresponding vaccine and are about to start clinical trials."
A cold light flashed in Du Qiu's eyes and he said: "They are trying to use this virus as a biochemical weapon. It's true that dogs can't change their minds.
You should immediately publish this information on our official website and attach the evidence that Wutian Pharmaceutical developed this virus. We cannot just watch the virus spread from Japan!"
"Sir, will this lead to countries not accepting Japanese refugees, causing all Japanese people to die in the subsequent land sinking?"
"This is Japan's own fault!" Du Qiu said with some annoyance.
After he finished speaking, he felt that ordinary Japanese people were too innocent.
"Xinghai, give Wu Tian's vaccine information to Xiao Cun'an and others for research, and we will strive to come up with a truly usable vaccine as soon as possible.
In addition, we have donated a batch of rapid virus detection machines and protective clothing to all countries that accept Japanese refugees, and they will be used on the front lines at various ports of entry to prevent the virus from entering other countries."
Du Qiu could only do this to protect the country that was still willing to accept Japanese people under such circumstances.
Xinghai replied: "Okay, sir. Just based on the existing information, due to the speech of the Prime Minister of Japan, Tokyo has already flown a batch of flights to various countries and regions.
In addition, many ships have also left the port, and some of these people may be carrying the virus.
At present, it seems that this virus has been greatly strengthened by Wu Tian's research institute. The survival time and infectivity of the virus are far beyond those two years ago.
The most important thing is that the time from onset of illness to death is very short, only about 8-10 hours.
That is to say, if the patient is not rescued as soon as possible after getting sick, there is almost no possibility of saving the patient."
Du Qiu said decisively: "No wait, you release the information immediately. At this time, we can only find a way to ensure that the virus does not spread out of the Japanese islands!"