Chapter 59 Virus Attack
The blond middle-aged man next to Zoe looked at John, the only one who had contact with the corpse.
"Hi! I'm Dr. Morgan from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Are you sure you didn't inadvertently come into contact with saliva or other secretions from the mouth of the deceased?"
John's face suddenly changed. They were so frightened that they turned pale, and the faces of others also became ugly.
"No, I'm sure, what's wrong? You scared me."
"I reminded him to wear rubber gloves when examining the body." Neela Harper added next to her.
“Wait a moment.” Dr. Morgan ignored John and turned around to signal to a bald African-American doctor wearing protective clothing, an N95 mask and a protective mask.
The doctor carried a testing box and walked directly into the toilet to start examining the body.
“Hey, this is a crime scene!” Neela Harper shouted behind him, but she made no move to stop him. Everyone who can hang out on the streets and deal with all kinds of trivial matters Patrol police are good at observing people's behavior.
In this current situation, everyone knows that something big is going to happen.
Jack wasn't too nervous. Although he couldn't remember whether this plot was in the original play, he had healing skills at hand, but he didn't dare to say anything else. Whether it was an infectious disease or a chemical weapon, he couldn't be killed without a closed space.
The second thing is that Dr. Morgan is dressed in formal attire without even a mask. It is estimated that it is probably not an airborne thing like X-Crown. At least for the time being, there is no need to worry about the Los Santos dungeon being converted into a Raccoon City dungeon. .
“Well, for now, the crime is secondary.”
Zoe covered her forehead and looked extremely sad. Such a major public safety issue that requires the dispatch of DHS and CDC has occurred. In your own jurisdiction, it will be a headache for anyone to replace you.
“There are no signs of infection!” The bald black doctor who finished the examination in the toilet shouted to everyone outside.
"The victim is a member of a local terrorist organization. DHS has been tracking them. There is evidence that this organization is planning a deadly biochemical terrorist attack against Los Angeles."
Zoe explained to everyone in a low voice , after speaking, the CDC doctors behind her began to step forward and guide everyone present to the plastic tent that had been set up for decontamination operations.
Later later, the briefing conference room of the Wilshire Branch was once again crowded with patrol officers who had canceled their vacations. Superintendent Anderson and Wei, who had just finished a meeting with DHS, CDC and the FBI, Superintendent de Gray hurriedly walked into the conference room, along with Morgan, the female doctor Jack had met at the station.
This time Zoe did not speak, but Superintendent Gray presided over the meeting: "Everyone, the information we have obtained so far is as follows."
"At ten o'clock last night, this person" he Pointing to the large screen hanging on the right side of the conference room, a picture of the deceased appeared on it.
"Corey Valance, and an accomplice, boarded a long-distance bus from Phoenix to Los Angeles. At present, we have not yet learned the exact identity of this accomplice."
"But it can be confirmed. Unfortunately, the two men were identified by DHS as members of a radical nationalist organization that was extremely dissatisfied with the multicultural environment in Los Angeles and had issued threats of attack."
"They arrived at 5 o'clock this morning. In this city, it is speculated that Valence's accomplices strangled him in the station bathroom shortly after arriving."
Tim asked in the back row: "The motive for the murder was Valence's withdrawal from the battle?"
Zoe nodded aside, "It is speculated that yes, it is very likely."
Then Superintendent Gray continued: "After all, their mission is to release the deadly virus." The patrol officers in the conference room were suddenly in an uproar. Although the experience of John and others had spread, but after receiving confirmation from their superiors, everyone After all, stories like biochemical attacks that usually only appear in movies seem to be more likely to make people panic than with clear swords and clear guns.
The two Wilshire branch leaders on the stage looked at Dr. Morgan from the CDC, indicating that it was time for professionals to take action.
“There is currently no evidence that the biochemical infection source carried by these two people has been released.”
She paused: “But I am convinced that there will be a conspiracy soon. A long-standing biological attack took place in LA."
Jack asked about the issue that everyone was most concerned about: "Then we need to know what type of virus it is."
Dr. Morgan's expression changed and he glanced at Zoe and Superintendent Gray.
Zoe nodded: "Frontline patrols must know what they are facing."
Dr. Morgan said reluctantly: "It's a weaponized hemorrhagic fever virus. Variety. Mainly, it can cause the infected person to bleed to death. "
"The virus is spread through contact with body fluids, and the incubation period is extremely short." As she spoke, she showed several pictures of bleeding from the orifices. The photos of the patients are horrifying.
"After the virus attacks, if it is not treated in time, the mortality rate is as high as 90%."
As a veteran politician in his previous life, Jack still knew something about things like Ebola. I have a friend who is a doctor in aid of Africa and has watched some related documentaries.
When he heard the word weaponization and the fatality rate of 90%, he felt a little calmer. At least for the time being, he no longer had to worry about Luo City becoming a dead city.
Weaponization means that there is usually a corresponding vaccine. A fatality rate of 90% sounds scary, but the extremely high fatality rate means that secondary transmission is not easy and will not cause a global infectious disease on the scale of previous lives. .
Of course, Jack didn't even bother to think about why a mere terrorist organization could possess a weaponized virus. This is a question that only Fort Detrick can probably answer.
As the only one who came into contact with the corpse, John seemed a little frightened and quickly asked: "What if we get effective treatment?"
Dr. Morgan replied: "The mortality rate has dropped to 60%, but the bad news is"
John's eyes widened, as if in disbelief: "Isn't this bad news?"
Dr. Morgan nodded and continued talking: "The bad news is that the virus vaccine is still in trials. At this stage, there are only a few hundred doses, which are flying here on a special plane from Maryland, which is completely insufficient to deal with this crisis."
Jack in the audience secretly curled his lips, the vaccine effectiveness rate is only 40%, which is ridiculous. Yes, it’s no wonder that front-line patrol officers are pushed to the front. Shouldn’t DHS or the FBI directly intervene in this kind of thing? Or simply let the Army come over and wipe the butt. After all, Fort Detrick in Maryland is Directly under the Army.
Superintendent Gray on the stage was very outspoken, and he was obviously also dissatisfied with the above approach.
“The FBI will set up a temporary command center in this city. We are ordered to cooperate with them. The first thing we need to do is to find out the identity of the accomplice of the deceased Corey Valance and the perpetrator. "
"You need to interrogate all the passengers who took the same bus with them one by one."
(End of this chapter)