CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 33 EPIDEMIC PREVENTION DEPARTMENT (VOTE, VOTE!)

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The university hospital consists of six departments: Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, ENT, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Health. Li Jingyi was the last to enter the meeting room.

Li Jingyi saw that Dean Yu, the two deputy directors, and the heads of the other five departments were already seated seriously. She felt quite embarrassed, as this was her first time attending a departmental head-level meeting, the highest level of meetings at the university hospital. As a newcomer, she had kept the seniors waiting, so she carefully apologized, "I’m sorry, there were too many patients in the emergency department today, I really couldn’t get away!"

Dean Yu and the two deputy directors didn’t have any objections. Dean Yu smiled and said, "The emergency department is doing a good job; if there are patients, they should be taken care of first!"

Originally, some department heads wanted to make a sarcastic remark toward Li Jingyi, but after hearing Dean Yu’s words, they didn’t dare to, although there was a slight hostility in their eyes towards Li Jingyi.

Li Jingyi gratefully looked at Dean Yu. From the eyes of the other department heads, Li Jingyi could tell that two department heads were dissatisfied with her. She could only pretend not to see and hesitated for a moment before quickly moving to Dean Yu’s side, saying, "Dean, I have an urgent report!"

"Oh? What is it?" Dean Yu valued Li Jingyi, particularly because the emergency department she managed had brought great prestige to the university hospital today.

"Dean, we just discovered a carrier of the HTC4 variant virus in our emergency room!"

"What? A carrier of the HTC4 variant virus? When did this happen?" Dean Yu’s face changed; the HTC4 variant virus is not to be underestimated. And today’s meeting with the department heads was about the preventive measures for the HTC4 variant virus. It was unexpected that such a matter would occur before the document was even opened and read.

Everyone present was aware of the HTC4 virus; however, only Dean Yu and the internal medicine head knew about the HTC4 variant virus. Dean Yu learned about it from superior leaders, while the internal medicine head knew from the news.

"Just now, Dr. Xiao Lin in our emergency room has already confirmed it!" Li Jingyi answered.

"The new Dr. Xiao Lin in the emergency department? A young fellow in his early twenties knows what? Moreover, he studied emergency medicine, not infectious diseases. How can he make such a hasty conclusion? Don’t be alarmist!" the surgery head said a bit displeased. In recent days, the number of patients in the emergency department had suddenly increased, and this afternoon, they even borrowed a doctor from the surgery department to help. As the head of the surgery department, there were naturally other thoughts, feeling overshadowed by the emergency department.

Dean Yu, however, knew some background about Xiao Lin. His academic credentials alone had already amazed Dean Yu. It’s important to know, throughout all of Huaxia, there are probably no more than a hundred graduates from Harvard Medical School, and in the field of emergency medicine, probably fewer than ten fingers can count, all of whom are renowned experts in Huaxia.

"Director Qin, don’t say that. Dr. Xiao Lin’s capabilities are indeed evident!" Dean Yu gently said to the surgery department’s Director Qin and then turned to Li Jingyi, "So, what is the situation now? Also, how did Dr. Xiao confirm the infection of the HTC4 variant virus? I only received the document last night. Today’s meeting was originally about the HTC4 variant virus, only interrupted by that student’s suicide this morning!"

Li Jingyi shook her head; what Dean Yu was asking was exactly what she wanted to know, why was the patient taken to reside where he lives?

"I’m not quite sure either. Dr. Xiao and the patient are now in his room, asking us to quickly notify Yanjing City’s epidemic prevention department to come and get them! Also, our school must carry out comprehensive disinfection; Dr. Xiao suggests using the disinfection solution from four years ago for the HTC4 virus, but at double the dosage!" Li Jingyi said.

Dean Yu knew about the terror of the HTC4 variant virus, handed the document in front to the deputy director on the right, "Old Zhang, I’m going to contact the higher-level epidemic prevention department, you read this document!"

"Okay, Dean!" Deputy Director Zhang nodded.

Dean Yu was a straightforward person, immediately got up and headed to the door, returning to the office to call the relevant departments.

Dean Yu also had many questions he wanted to ask Xiao Lin, but now was clearly not the time.

After receiving the call from the Yan University Hospital dean, the Yanjing North District Epidemic Prevention Station dared not delay in the slightest and immediately agreed to dispatch epidemic prevention personnel to Yan University. Although there were no specific antiviral drugs available as outlined in the document, it clearly stated that whenever there is a case of the HTC4 variant virus detected, the local area must be disinfected.

And for a large school like Yan University, a vast amount of disinfectant solution was needed. Fortunately, the domestic epidemic prevention mechanism is already quite mature; in less than half an hour, enough disinfectant solution was transported from other epidemic prevention stations to cover every corner of Yan University.

Upon receiving a call from Dean Yu, the Yanjing North District Epidemic Prevention Station began preparations to disinfect Yan University’s campus while reporting to the Yanjing Health Bureau.

In just half an hour after receiving the news, it reached the ears of Yanjing’s top officials; a single phone call mobilized over one hundred thousand faculty and students in an enthusiastic disinfection effort.

Xiao Lin and Tong Tong remained in the room waiting for the arrival of the epidemic prevention department. An hour later, three health workers dressed in special protective suits rang the doorbell.

Seeing the fully armed epidemic personnel at his doorstep, Xiao Lin was a bit speechless; was this being too paranoid? Perhaps the viral outbreak four years ago had indeed left Huaxia’s epidemic departments on edge.

"Are you Dr. Xiao Lin and classmate Tong Tong?" the staff in special protective suits asked solemnly, the voice suggested it belonged to a middle-aged man around forty.

"Yes, I am!" Xiao Lin nodded, then said, "Actually, there’s no need to be overly panicked about the HTC4 variant virus. Although it spreads via droplets, no large-scale epidemic has occurred in Jingliang Province so far, indicating that the virus’s survival rate in the air isn’t that high, although its incubation period is a bit lengthy!" Back when the incubation period of the HTC4 virus was about three to five days, after which it would break out. Now, from the time the epidemic was reported in Jingliang Province to the present, it’s been over ten days without any incidents of the HTC4 variant virus outbreak, suggesting an even longer incubation period for this variant virus.

The middle-aged man frowned, seriously stating, "Any variant virus is extremely dangerous, and I don’t think we are overreacting!" Finishing, he walked closer into Xiao Lin’s room.