Rise of Australia

Chapter 473

In a corner that Nick and the buying crowd didn't pay attention to, there were two customers who looked like ordinary old people writing and drawing in the corner, picking up some vegetables from time to time to pick out, they seemed to be just ordinary customers.

But the frequent exchanges and frequent nods between the two made people feel that they were not ordinary customers.

As time slowly came to mid-June, European countries also discovered something was wrong at this time.

Although there are no large numbers of deaths caused by influenza at home and abroad, the number of people diagnosed with influenza is increasing at a crazy rate.

The first case appeared in France in April, and it only increased to hundreds of cases throughout April.But from the end of May to the beginning of June, hundreds of soldiers and civilians experienced such symptoms every day, not only accompanied by low-grade fever and dry throat, but also very severe headache and loss of appetite.

While these symptoms may appear to be just a common cold, the problem is that the common cold doesn't seem to be quite as contagious.

When the time came to mid-June, almost all major cities in France had such illnesses, and many countries in Europe were not spared. Only then did people begin to believe the flu information announced by Australasia.

It was also from this time that Arthur issued several regulations to supplement the current preventive measures in the country.

First of all, all public places across the country must be disinfected every day.The number of times of disinfection.Depending on the number of people that public places can accommodate each day, antiviruses need to be carried out at least twice in the morning and evening.

Secondly, the cities are completely closed, except for convoys delivering supplies and other special things, no one else is allowed to pass.

Furthermore, factories, enterprises, and schools must be closed for management, and symptoms must be sent to the isolation point immediately. Concealment, non-reporting, and omissions are not allowed.

For public entertainment places such as movie theaters, all are temporarily closed, and Arthur also asked all Australasians not to go out without urgent matters, not only for himself, but also for others.

This is the first time that the Australasian government has responded to a global-scale influenza since its establishment. Because of the lack of any experience, it is naturally how strictly it is implemented.

Although due to more stringent preventive measures, many people's lives and even the country's economy have suffered huge losses.

But this is also something that can't be helped, it's better than high casualties.

The lives of the people are far more important than the property of the country, which Arthur emphasized many times in cabinet meetings.

In order to lead by example, the entire Sydney Palace is also locked down.In addition to transporting supplies, no one is allowed to enter or leave the palace, and Arthur is naturally included.

Even the cabinet meeting, which was originally held once a week, was temporarily canceled by Arthur.It wasn't just a matter of getting flu updates to Arthur every other week on paper.

The government is under the control of Prime Minister Kent, so Arthur is still very relieved.The most important thing at present is the domestic flu prevention and control, and other things can be taken half a step later.

Arthur attaches great importance to the safety of members of the royal family. Every place in the palace is disinfected at least three times a day.

Everyone in the palace, including maids and servants, even eats alone, and has to be checked every day. Once symptoms appear, they will be forced to take a vacation and transferred to an isolation point.

It is no exaggeration to say that the importance of this flu in the palace is much higher than that outside the palace.

Especially when both Margaery and Patricia have already bid, only Princess Louise, Arthur, Queen Mary and the three little guys are left in the palace.

Arthur does not allow any loss in the palace, which is why the palace is disinfected so frequently.

Although there is often a pungent smell of disinfectant in the palace, it is better than catching the flu this time.

It is precisely because of such crazy policies inside and outside Australasia that the Australasian government has almost become a laughing stock abroad.

If Arthur's prestige was not too high in Australasia, I am afraid that there would be other voices from the people.

To say that the busiest department and institution during the recent period should be the School of Biology under the Royal Australasian Academy of Sciences.

Here are the top biologists in Australasia, including many world-renowned biological experts.

They currently have a common important task, which is to develop a treatment drug for this flu as much as possible, but there is no specific drug, and a drug that can suppress symptoms must also be developed.

However, the current progress of drug development is still very slow. Firstly, there are not many people with symptoms in Australasia, and secondly, the symptoms are still mild at present, and they have not reached the highly fatal situation that Arthur mentioned. Naturally, the research on highly dense virus drugs is out of the question.

In July 1918, Europeans had not been happy for a few months, and many people discovered that something was wrong.

Since June, the number of people with colds has increased rapidly.While most people's symptoms are mild, so far no cold has spread so quickly that a small town can catch it in a single day.

Especially in the United States, where the disease first appeared, the flu has ravaged most areas, and the U.S. government realized the seriousness of the flu.

However, the lethality has not yet been reflected, which has also made the progress of the U.S. Congress in approving the budget for drug development very slow, which can even be described as slow.

In late July and early August, a British ship that had just left Sierra Leone in West Africa also had an outbreak of influenza.

Before the ship arrived in the UK, more than half of the crew had been infected, and nearly [-]% of the crew had died.

Coincidentally, at almost the same time, this happened to many ships, and the lethality of influenza was initially reflected.

But for some reason, the British ship that had died did not report the situation to the country, which also allowed the ship to dock at the British port smoothly, and a large number of crew members returned to their families.

At the beginning of August, the flu had a secondary transmission in the UK.In late August, the flu made its way back to the United States, where it spread among longshoremen in Boston.

Almost at the same time, a second round of flu broke out in Brest, France.The second round of influenza spread rapidly among Britain, France, and the United States, and soon spread from these countries to more regions in Europe and the United States, and even the whole world.

It is called the second flu because the symptoms of this flu and the second flu are almost the same, but the death rate is surprisingly high.

What's more terrible is that the death rate of the second round of influenza is almost concentrated in young adults aged 20 to 35, which is also the age group most affected by the world war.

The young and middle-aged people in various countries have already suffered huge casualties in the war, and now they are facing the danger of influenza, which makes all countries mourn instantly.

What was even more unexpected was that the symptoms of the second round of flu appeared very quickly.Many looked normal in the morning, started showing symptoms by noon, vomited blood and turned blue in the afternoon, and died by evening.

Only then did the Europeans begin to restrict people from going to public places and other areas, and even followed the example of Australasia for isolation.

But it was too late. According to the incomplete statistics of the governments of various countries, by the end of August, this round of influenza had infected millions of people in Europe and the United States, and it was obviously impossible to stop it.

No one knew whether the people around them would have the flu, and Europeans panicked and didn't even dare to go out.

What's more terrible is that some countries even lack supplies because they have not prepared in advance.

Even countries that are not short of supplies still lack enough manpower to distribute supplies to the people.

The current situation is that no one dares to go out at all, and it is even more impossible to find people who are willing to distribute supplies to the people.

In the first week of September alone, more than 30 Europeans died, and the number of infected people cannot be counted.

The European newspapers no longer have the smiles of the past, and even the newspapers of the European newspapers and media only have a line of eye-catching characters, that is, "The flu is coming!"

A large number of Europeans are only now thinking of Australasia's advance prevention policy, and even the Australasian government has promised to provide free treatment to the public.

Looking at my own country, not only does it not have any preventive policies, but even the most basic material supply cannot be guaranteed.

All of a sudden, many people who wanted to go to Australasia were born.But it is a pity that people's wishes are not fulfilled. Australasia has already announced that it will not accept foreign immigrants and tourists. The reason is for the stability of Australasia.

While this act cost Australasia millions of immigrants, it also gained Arthur more support.

Immigration is important, but having the support of genuine Australasians is even more important.The most fundamental Australasian talent was the basis of Arthur's rule, which must not be ignored or discarded.

Of course, Arthur did not forget to brush up the reputation of Australasia in the world.Since September, Arthur has publicly announced that he will donate millions of masks and 50 tons of food to Europe and the United States.

Although the total amount of these materials is not much, the value is not high.But under the premise that European and American countries can't even take care of themselves, Australasia is considered the first, and it can win the favor of the European people.

Of course, Arthur will not forget the supplies distributed to the domestic people.After all, external donations can only be made on the premise that the domestic people have enough supplies.

If there is insufficient domestic supplies and you have to swell your face to pretend to be fat, then Arthur will inevitably be questioned by the domestic people.

Since the outbreak of the flu, the royal family and the government have been responsible for all the quarantine supplies and medical expenses for those with symptoms. This is the biggest difference between Australasia and European and American countries.

Because this can not only reflect the characteristics of Arthur's love for the people, but also show the gap between Australasia and other countries.

When this flu is over, Arthur can proudly announce that Australasia will be one of the most popular areas for immigrants within a few years.

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