The New Year in 2003 is no different from last year. It still has the reunion dinners since the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year. There are relatives, friends, companies, and some cooperative units, which make Wang Bo's family busy, unable to do anything, and painful and happy.

After the 30th New Year, from the first day of the first lunar month, there were more and more spring wines that could not be walked or eaten. This spring wine was eaten until the ninth day of the lunar month, which was on February 9th. The business mobile phone in Wang Bo used when his cousin and his son-in-law went south to Yangcheng before the New Year rang seven or eight times a day. Every time he connected, he was talking in a dark and tranquil manner. He asked him if the white vinegar and isatis roots in his hands were sold out and if there were more. They were willing to recycle it at a high price. Wang Bo had to go at least two times a day before the dinner event was terminated.

On the afternoon of February 9, 2003, Wang Bo brought his god sister Zeng Ping, cousin Luo Yonghao, second sister-in-law Luo Jiagui, younger sister-in-law Zhang Zhiping, his eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle, and younger uncle, and a group of nine people arrived in Yangcheng by plane.

After arriving in Yangcheng, Wang Bo sprinkled all the male relatives around him and asked them to divide their troops into three groups to inquire about the current market of white vinegar and isatis roots on the market. He and his god sister were in the hotel and listened to the reports of relatives through their mobile phones. It was not just the price, but also the people on the market.

With the increase in SARS cases, especially after even medical staff began to be infected one after another, this undercurrent of being deliberately suppressed by local officials is finally almost unable to hold back.

On January 22, GD Province sent an expert investigation team to Zhongshan City for investigation, and issued an investigation report to all health and medical units across the province on January 23, requiring relevant units to pay attention and earnestly carry out the prevention and control of the disease.

On January 24, among the more than 100 infection cases in a large hospital in Yangcheng, some people finally couldn't stand it and died.

In China, many things can be covered and digested slowly, and the two sides are mixed together. Big things become small, but once people die, the situation will be different.

On February 9, the Ministry of Health began to express strong concern about the epidemic originating in my country's GD region, and sent an expert team led by the deputy minister to fly to Guangzhou on the afternoon of February 9 to assist in finding the cause and guiding prevention and control work.

Starting from February 9, the major media in GD Province began to report on the epidemic that had been avoiding, suppressing and avoiding talks. The panic hearts and rumors in the opposite society were flying everywhere. The provincial government even held a press conference to inform the people of the whole country of SARS epidemic in GD area:

As of 3:00 p.m. on February 10, a total of 305 infection cases were found and 5 deaths were found. Among them, medical staff had 105 infections and none died. Among them, 59 people have recovered from the 305 patients, and the patients who have not been discharged from the hospital have received effective treatment and their condition is stable. The smallest of the deaths was a 10-year-old boy in Yangcheng, and the largest was a 59-year-old man in Foshan.

Finally, the spokesperson concluded and emphasized:

Regarding the population base of tens of millions of people in Yangcheng, more than 300 people have been infected with the disease. "Asypic pneumonia" only occurs locally, and there are no new cases in Heyuan, Zhongshan and other cities. The spokesperson also explained that the reason why the situation was not announced before was that most patients in Heyuan, Zhongshan and other places have recovered and improved after treatment, and did not develop the disease again. In order to avoid causing people's panic, they chose to remain silent.

So, the conclusion is:

"Sarypic pneumonia" is not a strong infectious disease that requires legal reports, and the number of patients 305 is not a large number. However, in the future, in view of the current chaos and panic in public opinion, for SARS, they will also promptly announce the epidemic to the people in accordance with the "Infectious Disease Law".

With the official explanation and endorsement, the news on the Internet finally settled and was confirmed. For a moment, the people of the whole country were upset and shocked. The official wanted to emphasize that SARS is only a local infection, and this disease is not a strong infectious disease. More than 10 million people have been infected with 305 cases, with an infection rate of 0.000003%. Only 10,000 people have three possible infections, and they have been discharged from the hospital one after another, so it is not as terrible as the rumor.

But what the people interpreted from the official notice is a different scene:

First of all, given that China's official reports of good news but not bad news, any figures released by the official will basically be fake. Whether it is 305 infections or 5 deaths, these two figures are definitely very hydrated in the eyes of many people. If it is not credible, it may be possible to multiply ten.

Secondly, even if this time it was a real report, it was rare that there was no fraud, but five died in three hundred, which was a very terrible mortality rate.

The most terrifying thing is that all medical staff were infected, and more than 100 infections. According to the current mortality rate, one or two people are afraid of dying. There are only more than 300 patients in total? The doctors and nurses who come into contact with them are infected. Moreover, the qualities and professional knowledge of doctors and nurses in preventing infection and protecting themselves are much better than ordinary people. Professionals are infected. Isn’t this a strong infection? What is a strong infection?

This official announcement not only did not eliminate conspiracy theories and slander and rumors, but also, with the help of some people who were "afraid of chaos in the world", it had the counterproductive effect of confirming the rumors and endorsing the rumors. For a moment, the crowd was in a hurry and everyone was afraid. If anyone coughed twice in public, the people around would definitely stay far and away as quickly as possible.

In such an atmosphere, starting from early February, rumors that eating isatis root can prevent and treat SARS appeared, and then it spread rapidly from the birthplace of SARS GD. After the official announcement and reporting of the epidemic on February 10, it reached its highest level (North Korea).

On February 10, the isatis root, which was originally a large bag of 6 yuan, began to grow rapidly, 10 yuan, 15 yuan, and 20 yuan, which was simply three times a day, and it may not be available.

The price of white vinegar has also begun to rise steadily, from 2 yuan to 4 yuan, 6 yuan, and 8 yuan. Like isatis root, it has a price but no market, and it can't be bought even if you want to.

Of course, these are retail prices, and the wholesale prices are definitely not so scary. But the retail prices have risen madly, and the wholesale prices will definitely rise.

Wang Bo didn't know how high was the highest increase in isatis root and white vinegar in his previous life. He only remembered that Wei Shousong in the dormitory spent several times the price to buy a bag for the girl he wanted to pursue.

However, that "several times" is the market for Shuangqing, and it is one or two months after the start of school. The situation of Shuangqing and GD is definitely different. Shuangqing is the rear. During the entire SARS period, the number of infected people was below single digits, and there were no deaths. Therefore, although many people were panicked for a while, they were just panicked. Not long after, they ate hot pot, danced, and drank beer. During the school's closed down, the students quickly turned worries into joy, turned tragedy into comedy, staged scenes to move themselves and others' "blue love of life and death".

But GD is different. GD is the birthplace of SARS. The epidemic is the most severe, the number of infections is the most, and the hearts of people are the most unstable. Shuangqing's isatis roots have to be several times higher. As the birthplace of the epidemic, the price of GD must rise.

This is why Wang Bo's "speculative" is not placed in the nearby Shuangqing and Shudu, but has to travel thousands of miles to GD.

Of course, some of them are for safety considerations and the "bad roots" of human nature of "rabbits do not eat grass by their nests" and "punish people if they are to punish people". In the face of choosing to make money from locals or foreigners, whether to make money from Chinese or foreigners, Wang Bo will undoubtedly choose the latter, but the premise is that he has the opportunity and can make money. If he doesn't have the opportunity, he can make money, and he can't make money even if he wants to make money. How much he loves his hometown and his compatriots is also empty-handed.

On February 11, when someone offered his purchase price ten times the price, Wang Bo felt that the time for shipping and collecting "IQ tax" was finally here.

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