No news about the Kazan gold could ease his sorrow. It turned out that there was a report on his desk, which showed that there was an outbreak of influenza in Romania.
This news opened Edel's dusty memory, and a term "Spanish Flu" appeared in his mind.
Eder immediately asked the health department to detect the symptoms of the flu and let the diplomatic service know about the situation in Britain and France.
The Ministry of Health didn't understand why the king took the flu so seriously, but quickly gave out the symptoms they learned. Headache, high fever, muscle aches and loss of appetite are the current symptoms of the flu.
Moreover, the Ministry of Health concluded that this influenza is somewhat similar to the influenza that broke out in France, but the risk is not great. Moreover, the infected people are mainly young adults, and young adults mainly form the army and become the hardest hit area.
It also caused the Moldavia Army Group, which had already advanced to Suceava, to temporarily stop. As the commander of the Army Group, General Courtois had to spend a lot of energy and medicine to take care of these influenza-infected people.
Soldiers. Currently, a large number of transport ships purchase influenza medicines from all over the world and transport them via the Bulgarian Railway.
Of course, the Romanian army was not feeling well, and its opponent, the German army, was even more uncomfortable. This force, which assembled a large number of elite German troops on the Eastern Front, was equally vulnerable to the influenza virus. A large number of soldiers fell ill, with symptoms similar to those in Romania.
This gave Marshal Mackensen, as his commander, a headache. He did not have the massive amounts of medicines from the Allied Powers like General Courtois. Therefore, in addition to collecting influenza medicines from the new territories on the Eastern Front, he had no choice but to ask Hinden.
Fort and Ludendorff asked for help.
As for the two men who had already been scratched by the influenza virus by soldiers on the Western Front, apart from sending a batch of medicines, they only had a telegram asking them to raise their own funds. The angry Marshal Mackensen cursed in the headquarters, but he also
Just because he got angry in the headquarters, he could only ask the chief of staff, Major General Hoffman, to go to raise funds and work hard to restore the army's condition as soon as possible.
One more thing needs to be said here. In order to deal with the current situation and appease the Polish and Ukrainians, freshly minted Polish governments and Ukrainian governments have been established in the new territories occupied by Germany. The former currently only has a few former Russian territories such as Warsaw, while the latter
Currently there are former vast Russian territories such as Kiev, Vinnitsa, and Odessa.
In addition, in order to allow the new Ukrainian government to participate in the war with Romania, the Eastern Moldavia region, which was originally classified as Russia and was occupied by Romanians, was also given to the Ukrainian government. The Germans' move allowed the newly established Ukrainian regime to lose its territory in one fell swoop.
It surpassed Romania and occupied the seventh position in Europe. This also made people in Romania excited, and they all asked to give this German puppet regime some color.
However, the king, prime minister and others, who are the top leaders of the kingdom, sneered at the Germans' actions to distract themselves. Everyone knows that as long as Germany falls, these new regimes will spit out as much territory as they want it to. Do they still want to spit out as much territory as they want?
Have the strength and confidence to resist the demands of the Allies.
In private, for the sake of conservatism, Edel also ordered his captain of the bodyguard to arrange for manpower to win over the Romanians in Eastern Moldavia. The situation was not bad. Out of consideration for their fellow ethnic groups and the strength of Romania, these high-level officials faced the olive branch of the Romanian government.
They all accepted it happily.
Therefore, the key at present is to repel the German invasion and let everyone see Romania's strength clearly to prevent anyone from having inappropriate ideas.
Of course, Edel also pays attention to the current domestic influenza epidemic. After all, he is not a yellow person, and it will be over after a while. The influenza also has a fatality rate in Romania, but it is not as high as he remembered.
Edel asked the guard to call the Prime Minister and the Minister in charge of Medical and Health Herke. After all, the flu also affected Romanian social life.
This Herke had previously served as the director of the Royal Hospital in Bucharest. He was a person who had a good understanding of medical care and was also loyal to the royal family.
When Edel was still the crown prince, he was mentioned by the old king to work in the health department. During this period, he achieved good results and rectified hospitals in various places. The focus was on handling and standardizing matters such as quackery and the collection of tips. Let Romania live
Those who dare to go to the hospital for treatment after getting sick are hard-working talents.
Now the round-faced and slightly chubby minister, led by the Prime Minister, came to Edel.
After the two saluted, Edel asked directly: "Sir Herke, what measures does your health department have to deal with this influenza?"
Facing the king's inquiry, Herc didn't know why the king was so concerned about the flu, but he still said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, our health department mainly distributes medicines for this flu, and also sends people to monitor areas where the flu may break out.
In addition, we have sent people to publicize flu prevention measures to residents. For those who have been infected, we mainly distribute medicines for treatment."
After hearing Herke's words, Edel thought about the virus he faced in his previous life, which frightened the Chinese people, and the measures taken by that powerful government to deal with the virus. After thinking hard for a while, Edel asked the Minister of Health in front of him
Asked: "Are those infected with the flu required to be quarantined?"
Facing the king's inquiry, Herc answered truthfully: "Many people left after getting better due to the pressure of life, but we have prescribed medicine to them and told them to take it. I don't think anyone
You don’t care about your own body.”
Faced with Herke's answer, Edel said directly: "This is not enough."
Facing the king's words, Herc was a little confused. Even the British and French reporters reported that the health department he led was responding to the flu quickly and appropriately, and was on par with the British and French governments. He was happy for this for several days.
, and now the king’s words make him wonder what he did not do well. In fact, the current measures taken by the Romanian health department are also the main response methods of European and American countries. Influenza breaks out almost every two years, and all countries have already had one.
The entire set of countermeasures are similar.
And Edel ignored Herc's confused expression. He couldn't say that there was going to be a wave of influenza with a high fatality rate. In this case, could Edel be said to be an inspiration given to him by God? If so, it is estimated that the Vatican would give him
Canonized.
Therefore, Edel could only issue administrative orders, and at most he was said to care about the people of the kingdom.
"Herc, I don't think such measures are enough. In order to show the kingdom's importance to its subjects, I think the influenza needs to be strictly controlled. First, we need to treat patients in centralized isolation, and medical staff need to take adequate protective measures. And
We will also send government workers to investigate whether there are people with fever and cold symptoms in each jurisdiction. If so, the patients will be taken to centralized treatment hospitals, and their family members must also be isolated and observed to see if they have the same symptoms. In addition, we will also need to
Disinfect all public places, and at the same time publicize and advise everyone not to go out as much as possible. We also need to be prepared for possible outbreaks of viral infections."
Facing the countermeasures mentioned by Edel, Herc took a deep breath and secretly glanced at the Prime Minister. No wonder the Prime Minister was summoned. These measures cannot be handled by the health department alone and require the cooperation of all government departments.
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After Eder finished speaking, Prime Minister Bretianu sorted out his words and asked: "Your Majesty, doing this will have a negative impact on the current war. Moreover, the money and manpower spent will be much higher. Doing this will have a negative impact on the current war."
Is it worth it?”
In response to the Prime Minister's inquiry, Eder replied: "It is worthwhile to do this, it can ensure the safety of our subjects."
However, the king's words did not resonate with the prime minister because the impact was too great. It was not worth it in his opinion that a large amount of supplies were used to protect the country from influenza during the war.
Seeing the silent response of the Prime Minister, Edel could only continue to persuade from another angle: "The current situation on the battlefield has become obvious. The Allies have almost no energy to fight. We can't work too hard. Just look at those Italians.
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Of course the Prime Minister knew about the Italians Edel was talking about. Under the planning of Karl I, the Austro-Hungarian and German troops launched an attack on the Italian troops defending the banks of the Piave River. The German-Austrian Allied Forces numbered nearly 800,000 troops (only four
German divisions) attacked the Italian army defending here. At this time, the Italian army, encouraged by Britain and France, also planned to regain the lost ground. As a result, a head-to-head confrontation took place on the banks of the Piave River. As a result, the Italians were defeated again.
The battle resulted in losses of up to 160,000 people, and even Udine was captured by Austria-Hungary. The German and Austrian armies are currently at the gates of Venice, preparing to capture this world-famous cultural city.
Faced with Eder's persuasion, the Prime Minister finally gave in. The day after he came out of the palace, the government issued an announcement requiring officials and staff at all levels to respond to the influenza in accordance with the newly issued preventive measures document.
.This has made the medical and government personnel who are running on the front line scold. Isn't this increasing their already busy workload?
The Romanian people also couldn't understand the new government measures to prevent influenza. For a while, Romania was in a state of panic because of Eder's request.
Faced with everyone's incomprehension, Edel could only say that you will not know its importance until the virus appears. But in his mind, he remembered that the number of people killed by the flu exceeded the number of people who died on the battlefield.
Does it seem like this?
Edel's memory of this was already a little fuzzy, and he had no memory of the death toll from the flu at that time. Anyway, he only knew that it was a big event.
