crisis management game.

Chapter 596 Ganta Kana Virus
From the discovery of the virus to now.

It's been four days since the first discussion meeting was held. This efficiency is a bit too slow...

Gu Ji looked at these well-dressed senior officials, who were talking to each other with their heads down and anxious expressions. It was obvious that they had not expected things to develop to this point.

He rolled his eyes and followed the Raja to sit at the back of the hall.

soon.

The meeting begins.

The person in charge of chairing the meeting was an old man wearing a dark gray suit and with slightly gray hair. He was Nepal's Prime Minister Pal, and sitting next to him were several ministers from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health.

The first half of the meeting was nothing more than a report on some existing situations.

But in here.

Gu Ji heard some very exaggerated numbers:

The number of infections exceeds 2100;

The number of first close contacts is estimated to be around 8;
So far, the number of deaths of people with severe infection is: 340;
Severe mortality rate: 53%!!
"The mortality rate is only half, which seems to be okay..."

After listening to the summary report from the Ministry of Health, Raja whispered something in Gu Ji's ear.

But instead of showing a trace of optimism, Gu Ji's expression furrowed his brows even more deeply.

Only people in the field of public health know how terrifying this set of data is.

To know.

It has only been 1 days since the first infected person appeared in the mental hospital, but so many severe infected people have appeared, and the mortality rate exceeds 4%. This is comparable to the king of viruses "Ebola"!
Take the most terrifying Zaire type as an example.

感染后2～5天出现高热，6～9天死亡，平均死亡率高达88%。

In contrast, this new type of virulent virus that appeared in Nepal has an incubation period of only 1 to 2 days once infected. The disease becomes severe 3 to 4 days after onset, leading to death. It is even more terrifying than poison.

Officials have temporarily named this new unknown virus "Gantakana".

In traditional Nepalese culture, Gantakana is an extremely evil demon, just like the virulent virus that appears before our eyes, who will only bring endless disasters to mankind.

"The time is too short and the sample size is too small. This number is not accurate at all, because there are still many critically ill patients who have not had time to flare up, and Ganta Kana currently has no specific medicine or treatment. The mortality rate will only continue to rise!"

"Then what should we do?"

"As the current infectious disease situation becomes increasingly serious, all departments must come up with solutions as soon as possible. Ministry of the Interior, let's start with you!"

As soon as Raja finished asking the question, the Prime Minister on the stage called out their Ministry of the Interior.

Seeing this, the capital director immediately reminded the two to get ready.

"The director will call you soon. When he asks you questions, you must answer them. Don't say anything. Do you hear me?"

"know."

Gu Ji responded coldly.

as predicted.

As soon as the Minister of the Interior finished his speech, the Chief of Police mentioned Gu Ji.

"Now, allow me to introduce a person who experienced the early outbreak of the Ganta Kana virus, Ms. Sima. It was she who provided our Capital Police Department with very valuable information and data. Sima, please tell us what you think about the virus. Just tell us everything you know!"

In an instant, many people turned around.

All the officials' eyes were focused on Gu Ji, and some of the officials closest to him subconsciously shrank away when they heard that he was an experiencer at the early stage of the virus outbreak.

Looking at the panic, urgency and anxiety of these officials right under my nose.

Gu Ji rolled his eyelids and said:

"11 years ago, the Ebola epidemic broke out on a large scale in West Africa, claiming the lives of more than 90 people. Its mortality rate of up to % was daunting, and people directly defined the Ebola virus as the 'god of death';
Now, Ghantarkana will be worse than it. If we don’t take action soon and keep discussing it here, Nepal will have the same result, or even worse!”

"Ouch!"

"Does this guy know what he's talking about?"

"Who asked this person to come? How dare you speak like this in front of the Prime Minister? It's totally out of character!"

"yes……"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Gu Ji's words immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone in the hall.

The Capital Bureau chief who was sitting next to him had already turned livid, staring at Gu Ji viciously. If he could do something, he would have pounced on Gu Ji and pinned him to the ground and beat him up.

Prime Minister Pal pushed up his glasses.

It seemed that he didn't expect a civilian like Gu Ji to be so outspoken.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health at the side suppressed his emotions and did not show them. He just asked in a low voice: "Everything should be based on evidence. You are an outsider with only a few years of experience in chemical defense training. How dare you speak so carelessly?"

"Tell me the basis?"

Gu Ji's face was grim. "What is the basis? Have you studied the genetic sequence of the Ganta Kana virus? What is its main mode of transmission? What is the probability of infection by contact with patients? Who are the high-risk and susceptible groups?"

Several questions were raised one after another, leaving the Minister of Health speechless for a while.

Before he could refute.

Gu Ji then gave an example:
“Although I don’t know these, I know one thing very well: the country’s total annual health expenditure is only 1.05 million US dollars, 80% of which depends on WHO, UNICEF and foreign aid, and the per capita health expenditure is only US dollars;

Most importantly, the Ministry of Health has not yet established a medical security system. The ratio of health personnel per thousand people is only 0.21, while the world average is 2.8. With such medical resources, do you think there is hope to fight such a terrible and virulent virus? "

Any of the data he mentioned is tantamount to directly poking the Minister of Health in the lungs.

This guy's face turned pale and red, and he was obviously extremely angry.

But in fact, there is one point that Gu Ji didn't mention.

That's religion!
Nepal is a nation of religious believers, and it is estimated that there are at least 40 practitioners of traditional religious superstition medicine, which is almost one in every 40 people. These traditional beliefs have contributed to the spread of the disease to a great extent and will definitely affect the implementation of prevention and control policies.

"Xima, that's enough!"

The director of the capital bureau, who couldn't bear to listen any longer, grabbed Gu Ji's arm and tried to pull him down.

But the Prime Minister raised his hand to stop him.

"Since you've said so much in one breath, there must be a solution?"

"Yes, or rather, someone else has!"

This was the opportunity that Gu Ji had been waiting for.

"We have no experience in dealing with large-scale public health crises right now, but the country next to us, Xia, is very experienced. They have experienced two international public health emergencies, and now they have also found people infected with the Ganta Kana virus. So my suggestion is to seek medical assistance from Xia immediately!"

"We have already started working on the matter you mentioned."

The Prime Minister raised his eyebrows, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer. "I heard from the Police Commissioner that you have always advocated closing the border and implementing self-isolation?"

“That’s right, but now it has to be escalated to another level. Kathmandu is now on the verge of getting out of control at any time. Civilians are scrambling for supplies, and gangs and armed groups are taking the opportunity to wreak havoc. This will only exacerbate the escalation of infection.

Therefore, we must not only lock down the city, but also strictly restrict the movement of people. Everyone can only stay at home, and all commercial and public service activities are suspended. Only health care, food and drug supply chains and other basic services are allowed to operate;
At the same time, we must strengthen community inspections, send personnel to the neighborhoods to find potential infected people, and conduct nucleic acid tests, enhance existing medical resources, train medical staff, add hospital beds, and strengthen the supply chain of medical equipment and drugs. As for the virus and vaccine research in Ganta Kana, all will be handed over to Xiaguo and the World Health Organization! "

Gu Ji's plan can be said to have tried every possible means to utilize all the resources of Nepal.

Theoretically speaking.

Areas where viruses are concentrated are the best places to study viruses.

However, Nepal’s medical conditions and technological level are limited. Instead of wasting time and energy on this, it is better to hand it over to a truly powerful superpower.

"Ah."

The Prime Minister simply groaned for a moment and looked at the Minister of Health beside him.

The frightened Minister of Health nervously picked up the mineral water in front of him and tried to ease the embarrassment by drinking the water.

Just as Gu Ji said.

Nepal has no experience in dealing with large-scale public health crises.

Even as the Minister of Health, he could only seek help from the WHO and discuss with foreign experts before he could finally finalize a detailed plan.

But Gu Ji was just saying it casually.

So he came up with a solution that looked pretty good.

"I think what this woman said makes some sense..."

"Bullshit! Do you know how much damage blocking borders and restricting the movement of people will cause to the domestic economy? And strengthening medical care is not that easy. It requires a lot of money!"

"Yes, if we blockade it hastily, it will probably arouse public resentment and panic!"

……

For a time, some people refuted the plan proposed by Gu Ji, while others agreed with it.

But it is obvious that the former opposition is more active.

The main forces among them are naturally health, finance, culture, tourism, aviation, etc.

Gu Ji's lockdown policy will directly affect their interests.

Especially the tourism industry.

Once Kathmandu begins to blockade, their main source of tourism income will decline sharply, but compared with the harm caused by the virus, this sacrifice is worth it.

As for the so-called public resentment and panic.

Why didn’t the Ministry of Communications consider this when it cut off the Internet?
Just when everyone was arguing with each other.

"Cough cough..."

An untimely cough suddenly occurred.

In an instant, the officials who were discussing the matter seemed to have pressed the pause button. They all fell silent, and the entire hall fell silent.

"Who was coughing just now?"

"Oh my god, is there anyone here infected with the virus?"

"Put on your mask, quickly!"

……

I don’t know who muttered the word “virus”.

A strong panic quickly swept the entire venue. Countless officials perked up, put on their masks tightly, and looked around with vigilant eyes.

They understand the horror of Ganta Kana virus better than the civilians.

Naturally, I am also more afraid of death.

The Prime Minister's secretary hurried to the stage and whispered something in his ear.

"Okay, let's end the meeting here!"

In the end, the Prime Minister did not decide whether to adopt Gu Ji's plan and abruptly interrupted it, apparently fearing that he would be infected.

Walk out of the venue.

Gu Ji heard a cold snort from behind him. He turned around and saw that it was several officials from the Ministry of Health.

"Don't look at it. Your speech just now made them lose face. Of course, the Ministry of Health will regard you as an enemy."

At this time, a bald middle-aged man in a blue-black suit came over, accompanied by the Chief Inspector General of Police, Pushand, who was the Minister of the Interior who had just sat on the stage with the Prime Minister.

I can tell.

Although Gu Ji's previous remarks made many people unhappy, the people in the Ministry of the Interior were very happy.

I guess it’s because the Ministry of Health suffered a setback.

It seems that there is no peace between the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health.

“This is Deputy Prime Minister Bhandari.”

Pushande started to introduce.

Bhandari raised his hand slightly and looked Gu Ji up and down. "Since the Prime Minister did not reject this plan in person, it is very likely that it will be implemented immediately. The Ministry of the Interior will set up an order inspection committee, and Pushande and you will be in charge!"

"Yes, Mr. Deputy Prime Minister!"

Gu Ji bowed his head politely.

After a lot of effort, I finally got what I wanted!

After Bhandari left, the director of the capital bureau immediately came up to him cheerfully and flattered him, saying, "Congratulations, Director. The Deputy Prime Minister has given you such an important position. Congratulations!"

"Okay, you thought this job would be so easy?"

Unexpectedly, Pushande had a worried look on his face.

Everyone knows that Kathmandu is a mess now. It is already difficult to control an area relying solely on the police and armed police forces in the city, let alone restore order in the entire city.

He seemed to be thinking of Gu Ji's performance in the meeting just now.

Puchangde couldn't help but ask: "Xima, since the Deputy Prime Minister has given this task to you and me, tell me, what good ideas do you have?"

"There is a serious shortage of police force in the city right now. If we want to completely control Kathmandu, we need more people!"

Gu Ji narrowed his eyes. "At present, except for the capital, where the virus disaster is serious, the other dozen or so regions have not yet had an outbreak. We can borrow police forces and concentrate them in the capital for support. At the same time, we can also seek assistance from the army!"

"Well, that's a solution..."

Pushande pondered for a moment.

But there is no solution to the virus at the moment, and many police officers are afraid of Kathmandu, so it is not easy to implement.

“But these are minor issues.”

Gu Ji frowned as he looked at the bloody countdown in the upper right corner and the unfinished system task in the lower left corner. "The most important thing to solve now is to identify the source of the virus. As I said before, this is most likely a man-made biochemical virus terrorist attack. If we want to control the disaster, we should find the person who poisoned the mental hospital as soon as possible!"

"You're right, Basnet, I'll leave this matter to you and Seema!"

"Yes!"

The director of the capital bureau beside him responded quickly.

After Pushand left, the guy straightened his back again and began to show off his authority. "Didn't I tell you not to talk nonsense? I'll let you off this time. Come back with me and tell me what happened in the mental hospital again!"

Unexpectedly, Gu Ji showed no mercy to him and just shook his head.

"I was in the detention room at the time, so I don't know much. My suggestion is to start with the relevant personnel in the hospital, the surveillance, and the entry and exit lists!"

(End of this chapter)