Whether it was a country or the World Health Organization, they all had a set of emergency plans for epidemics.
For example, in this kind of emergency situation, conventional vaccine clinical trials could not meet the timing of the spread of the virus. Therefore, emergency clinical trials were very important.
If Chen Chen only wanted to protect himself, he could directly inform the Ministry of Health of the Namibian government. They would definitely agree to this emergency clinical trial.
However, Chen Chen also wanted to expand his influence through this matter, expand the company's international reputation, and even create an image of a savior. In that case, it was very important to inform the World Health Organization.
Still, whether the World Health Organization agreed to this emergency clinical trial or not, Chen Chen would go ahead with it.
The application for the emergency clinical trial had just been submitted. Without waiting for the other party's approval, the Eco Science City quickly began to operate.
At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds. Chen Chen personally led a group of Black Knights up the built steel city tower and looked into the distance.
Under the dim sky, they saw rows of temporary disaster relief tents on both sides of the road, stretching from the foot of the city to the horizon. Tens of thousands of disaster victims gathered under the city, forming a unique refugee camp.
These people were already in ragged clothes, their bodies were thin, and covered in blood. They gathered under the city gate, looking up at the city tower with numb expressions, waiting for the next distribution of food and medicine.
As time went by, more and more refugees gathered here because the time for the daily distribution of supplies was approaching.
Looking at the refugees like a tide of corpses, Chen Chen shook his head.
If Namibia was slightly wealthier, the social system would not have collapsed so easily in the face of this virus.
The medical and health environment in Namibia was extremely poor to begin with. There were probably only one or two hospitals in each city. Some villagers who wanted to be treated had to trek tens of kilometers on foot.
Moreover, the per capita income was too backward, causing most people to be unable to afford the high medical costs, further exacerbating the situation.
This was one of the reasons the virus could wreak havoc in Namibia.
Not only Namibia, but many countries that were poorer than Namibia also collapsed in this battle.
Moreover, the cultural environment in Africa was also the cause of the virus's devastation.
Most African residents have the custom of hunting wild animals such as chimpanzees, monkeys, and bats for food. Some pathogens that threaten humans, such as AIDS, are transmitted from wild animals to humans through this method.
The local funeral customs in Africa were also the culprit behind the spread of BE-006. In some village customs, after the death of a villager, the corpse must be handled by the relatives before it could be buried. For example, the relatives of a dead villager would place the corpse at home. The wife, mother, and some female relatives would clean and dissect the corpse to remove the food and feces left in the digestive tract. The corpse must be cleaned before it could be buried.
During the entire process, none of the operators wore any protective equipment, not even gloves.
Moreover, after the outbreak of the epidemic, the refugees would immediately choose to flee the village, but they did not understand that when they fled the village, they would also bring the deadly virus further away...
Just like that, the virus spread easily.
The backwardness of medical facilities, the lack of health education, and the local culture and customs had caused Africa to become a petri dish for viruses.
Now, because Chen Chen had sealed off Eco Science City and at the same time set up a rescue point outside the city to prevent international criticism, the spread of the virus was further accelerated.
Due to the establishment of the rescue point, hundreds of thousands of refugees could only come here in order to survive. Medical supplies could not keep up, so they could only reluctantly use disaster relief tents to accommodate this group of people.
However, if Chen Chen really wanted to control the epidemic, the first thing he had to do was to prepare an isolation room for everyone, and at the same time, equip each patient with a full set of intensive care units. With careful symptomatic treatment, perhaps the fatality rate of Ebola could be reduced by more than a third.
However, if he really did that, forget a few billion, even tens of billions of US dollars would not be enough to fill this bottomless pit. Moreover, the international aid supplies were not for Chen Chen, but for all African countries. When it reached the Namibian government, there were only a few million US dollars left, which was a drop in the bucket.
Without isolation rooms, disinfection facilities, and intensive care units, not only did the rescue point outside Eco Science City not become a shelter for the refugees, but it also became a hunting ground for the virus to slaughter to its heart's content.
In the beginning, Eco Science City was still able to clean up the dead bodies, but as the emotions of the refugees became more and more intense, Chen Chen had long issued an order that no one was allowed to leave the city.
Among the help that the Namibian government provided to Chen Chen, other than this five-thousand-strong army, the rest of the officials had either gone abroad or left their families in Eco Science City.
The entire country had basically entered a state of anarchy.
To prevent the media from accusing him of inaction, he only had the Eco Science City drop some disinfectant and compressed food from the city tower every day to keep this group of people alive.
An atmosphere of despair shrouded the refugee camp outside the city. Due to the lack of order, this place had completely become a paradise for viruses and crime.
Looking at the hellish scene outside the city, Chen Chen was expressionless. He stretched out his hand and waved, and an interpreter came over with a fawning expression.
This interpreter was a middle-aged black man. He held a stack of speeches in his hand and at this time, he nodded and bowed to Chen Chen. "Mr. Chen, shall we begin?"
"Yes," Chen Chen replied.
"Alright!"
The middle-aged man walked into a closed space, then took off the helmet of the protective suit, then turned on the broadcast, and said into the microphone in front of him, "Ahem, fellow Ovambo people, fellow Banto people, Simba people, and fellow Namibian citizens, this is the Eco Science City under the banner of Blacklight Biotechnology."
As the black man spoke, the loud broadcast resounded throughout the entire refugee camp. Countless refugees turned their heads numbly, then got up one after another. Their survival instinct made them gather in Eco Science City.
"My fellow countrymen, the plague has ravaged our home. We have to leave our homes to seek help. Fortunately, Blacklight Biotechnology is willing to lend a helping hand to save us..."
The black man said with deep emotion, "They are like the light of salvation, illuminating our broken bodies and sinful souls. Now, they have even developed a vaccine that can save us! As long as the vaccine experiment is successful, we can escape the blessing of death and return to our home! "
Listening to the black man in the broadcast room who first spoke in English, the corner of Chen Chen's mouth twitched. He wanted to know who wrote this speech.
The black man's voice continued. "Today, Eco Science City will start the clinical trial of the BE-006 vaccine. We are now recruiting five thousand healthy citizens. As long as there are no symptoms of the disease, you can participate!"
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