Su Hang finally confirmed that Grandfather Jiang had been infected with a new type of virus. The living room was filled with a heavy, depressing atmosphere. Fortunately, it was still in its early stages. Among those who had been in close contact with him, only the butler and the housekeeper had been regrettably infected, since they were the ones who had spent the most time with the old man. Other than them no one else was infected. Hearing the final diagnosis, Yun Xi comforted Grandfather Jiang and went downstairs to discuss countermeasures and necessary arrangements.

Back in the living room, everyone looked at the small figure by the stairs. She was still just a young girl, but in their eyes her potential seemed limitless.

“Second Young Master, you should send your butler and housekeeper somewhere else so that they can be in isolation. During this time, they should be observed since they are still in the incubation period. If there is nothing urgent that anyone has to do, then please refrain from going out. If there’s any sign of fever, it must be treated immediately, and you must thoroughly sanitize the whole house. On top of that, do avoid eating all poultry for now, as they may be the source of the infection.”

Speaking of the source of the infection, Jiang Chenghuan was a little puzzled. How did his healthy grandfather suddenly get infected, but not the rest of them?

“By any chance, did Grandfather Jiang take any chicken soup lately as a supplement to nourish his body?”

Jiang Chenghuan was unsure about that, so he turned to look at Li Shuyuan, and she nodded quickly, “It was an old hen reared in the orchard of Auntie’s hometown. I’d never have guessed…that this would turn out to be the source of infection…”

“Perhaps it’s a coincidence. We still don’t know the specific details. Young Commander, could you notify the relevant department to arrange for someone to make a visit to this orchard? We must eliminate all poultry that may carry the virus. The orchard needs to be thoroughly disinfected to reduce the virus from spreading and infecting more people.”

This was probably just the beginning. In the six months to come, there might be larger outbreaks in Jun Country.

“I understand, I’ll have someone handle it.”

“In addition, this matter may have to be reported to the President so that the entire nation can be notified to take precautions against patients infected with this new virus. I will explain the specific symptoms to the doctors. Have all the doctors in major hospitals pay extra attention to infected patients. They must not treat this as a common cold or flu. This is a new type of virus. It has a rapid onset and is highly contagious. If the infection becomes severe, it is likely to cause acute lung injury, sepsis, and gastrointestinal bleeding, or worse still mortality.”

“I’ll make a call and report this to the President later. You don’t have to worry about the rest, I know what to do.”

Su Hang held the virus report in his hand and stared at Yun Xi in surprise. Everyone was worried about this new virus, but no one wondered why she was so aware of this virus, and how she even knew the precise symptoms caused by the outbreak.

“Yun Xi, you seem to be familiar with this new virus…”

Su Hang’s voice interrupted Yun Xi’s thoughts. She had spoken too fast and too soon, and she didn’t realize she had said too many things that hadn’t even happened yet. She tightly clenched her hands together at the realization.

“Not really, I just happened to have studied it. In 1965, medical experts isolated a virus from the noses of common cold patients by using human embryo trachea cultures and named it the B814 virus. In 1968, Almeida and her team researched the morphology of the virus by observing it through an electron microscope, and they found that the virus had spokes on its edges similar to the shape of the corona layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, so they proposed the virus to be named as the coronavirus. I have gone through the detailed report of Grandfather Jiang’s lung examination, which happened to be very similar, so I suspected as much, but I didn’t expect it to really be…”

Her excuse was sufficient to deceive laymen, but Su Hang had doubts that maybe she was only saying all this to brush him off. At such a critical moment, probably no one had the time to notice such details anyway.

“In any case, we must hurry up and do what needs to be done. All virus samples are to be transferred to the laboratory. We must develop a vaccine as soon as possible. Meanwhile, all the experts looking after Grandfather Jiang will be on standby at the hospice.”