Chapter 204: Mass Panic!
Monday to Friday.
During those five days, nothing much had changed and the world seed to be going on as usual.
However, that autumn was slightly colder than in the previous years.
The cold wind was blowing and yellow leaves fell onto the ground, paving the road with patches of gold.
Ye Lingchen walked to university and frowned slightly.
At so point, fewer and fewer people were seen on the road. Anyone who still out wore masks and walked in a hurry.
When he entered the school, he saw many students wearing masks and wrapping themselves tightly.
Crash!
A faint sound rang in Ye Lingchen’s ear. A student had fainted suddenly on the ground 50 ters away.
At that mont, students who were close to the collapsed individual were in a panicked frenzy. They sped up their footsteps to avoid the fallen student.
Ye Lingchen had just decided to go over and check it out when so school staff arrived. They carried the student away speedily.
The student looked up at Ye Lingchen with a flushed face. He was burning like a fire, and his mouth was still muttering sothing despite being unconscious due to the high fever.
The temperature of the fever was estimated to be around 40 degrees. His entire body was sore and weak, and he had probably not eaten for so ti.
It only took a re instant for Ye Lingchen to notice the student’s problem.
When he went into the class, there was a solemn atmosphere that was completely different from the usual hustle and bustle.
“Sh*t! The sophomore Zhao Yan just fainted and was taken away!” Little Gen inhaled sharply and had a terrified expression.
“The people in his entire dormitory have now been notified that they will be called up for an extensive dical examination.”
“It’s terrible! Many classmates in their class are scared to death,” Potato said. He was probably scared and could not help but shiver uncontrollably.
“What’s going on actually?” Ye Lingchen raised his eyebrows and said.
He has been caught up with writing novels recently, and his daily routine was rather mundane. He did not pay much attention to the outside world. How could things have beco like that in just five days?
Panic seed to strike the masses out of nowhere.
“Ye’zi, don’t you know?” Xiang was surprised. “Open up Weibo and take a look. There’s plenty of news notifications that you can read from.”
Ye Lingchen took out his phone.
Weibo’s trending searches exploded and practically all of them were about the flu. At the sa ti, Ye Lingchen finally knew about the na of the new disease—it was called Wind-Heat Syndro Flu[1].
“An entire class in XX Elentary School has gone down with Wind-Heat Syndro Flu.”
“Anyone below the age of primary six must be brought to a doctor if any symptoms of the flu are present!”
“Signs of Wind-Heat Syndro Flu and how to prevent it!”
“Hospitals are now overcrowded; the whole city is in crisis; people panicking!”
Those series of trending searches made Ye Lingchen’s heart sink.
Spring and fall were the two seasons where influenza outbreaks often occurred. However, none of those previous occasions had ever been as virulent as the Wind-Heat Syndro Flu. Crucially, it was a unique flu virus—ordinary drugs were unable to kill it at all!
Although many asures were already in place, it took a long ti to develop dicine against influenza. People were unable to wait that long!
The reason for that was because...the flu was life-threatening!
“How can Zhao Yan get Wind-Heat Syndro Flu?” Little Gen’s voice was faltering sowhat. Under the circumstances then, being infected with Wind-Heat Syndro Flu was equivalent to being handed a death sentence—they could only wait until death ca.
“Although Wind-Heat Syndro Flu mostly targets children, adults with low immune systems will also catch the disease. The main point is that this flu is extrely contagious and very dangerous.”
“F*ck! That ans I can’t go ho on this National Day!” A piece of news popped up on Xiang’s cell phone.
“Due to the increasing severity of Wind-Heat Syndro Flu and the mutation of the virus, adults are being affected as well. To prevent the virus from spreading, movent throughout the city is now prohibited!”
Those who wished to travel by plane or high-speed rail were required to go through an extensive inspection. One could only be allowed to proceed if it was 100% certain that the person virus-free.
Ye Lingchen realized the seriousness of the matter and began searching the news.
The Wind-Heat Syndro Flu made the news only within the past two days, but many have already gone to the hospital seeking dical attention before the outbreak happened.
It was originally thought to be an unassuming flu, but prolonged periods of treatnt showed no signs of improving. Instead, it worsened even more.
The initial manifestations of Wind-Heat Syndro Flu were the sa as that of a common cold, in addition to coughing as well as a sore and weak body. As ti went on, fever developed and there would be little or no appetite. Motor skills would then worsen. Eventually, the high fever would continue intensifying and a person would then be consud by the disease.
At the beginning of the class, everyone was a little absent-minded, including the lecturer and the rest of the students. Once class ended, the lecturer reminded students to be mindful of keeping warm and maintaining their health before dismissing the class.
The students left as well and headed back to their dormitories.
Ring ding ding!
Ye Lingchen’s cell phone rang. The caller ID showed that it was his mother.
“Hi, Mom.”
“Son, how are you at school?”
“Everything is fine on my side.”
“Recently, there’s been an outbreak of Wind-Heat Syndro Flu. You must take care of your body. Your dad said that once you catch a cold and your health declines, you are likely to get Wind-Heat Syndro Flu.” Xu Zhen’s voice was filled with worry. “You must drink plenty of hot water and prevent yourself from catching a cold, okay?”
“I know, Mom. You and Dad should also take care of your health.”
“Your dad is a doctor. We know what to do.” Xu Zhen said. She paused briefly before lanting, “You have no idea how this flu is torturing people in the hospital. It’s too miserable.”
“Is it alright over at Dad’s hospital?”
“There are groups of people coming in every day to the hospital. The flu can’t be cured. No one can be discharged, only admitted. It’s full now. Your dad hasn’t co back in three days. I don’t think he’s had a good night’s sleep at all.” Xu Zhen’s voice was very heavy, “The hospital is full of crying of children and parents. ”
“Mom, tell Dad to take care of himself, don’t be too stubborn.” Ye Lingchen said.
He knew his father’s character well. In such a scenario, he was afraid that the old man might end up catching the bug.
Ye Lingchen sighed heavily after hanging up and looked at the photos posted on the Internet.
Suffering patients and crying relatives were all so helpless in the face of the virus.
At the sa ti, he began searching the Internet for an analysis of the Wind-Heat Syndro Flu, as well as every detail on the disease’s symptoms.
Although his proficiency in Chinese dicine and Western dicine was not enough, he reached 70% in the forr and 80% in the latter, Ye Lingchen believed that he was able to cure that flu!
Soon, countless pathologies began to quickly race through his mind.
It was then however, that his entire body froze slightly. The picture of Xiao Feifei’s past illness appeared in his consciousness. Her symptoms seed to be that of Wind-Heat Syndro Flu...
[1] 风热流感 is translated as Wind-Heat Syndro Flu. It is known by various nas, including Wind-Heat Type Common Cold and Common Cold with Wind-Heat Syndro (abbreviated to CCWHS). Traditional Chinese dicine recognizes 3 different types of common cold, naly wind-heat syndro, wind-cold syndro and sumr-heat dampness syndro, of which wind-heat syndro is the most common type (Ma et al., 2017, Journal of Traditional Chinese dicine, Vol. 37-2: 185-192). In the real world, however, it does not seem to be as contagious and life-threatening as depicted in this novel.
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