Invasion of the United States

The law in the United States emphasizes procedural justice. Only when orders are publicly issued can everyone act boldly without fear of taking the blame later."

Glaring at the professor, the dean said in a deep voice, "That fool mustn't fall, at least not now, or we'd be under immense pressure."

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Zhou Qingfeng sat in the 'vice chairman' position, fully aware in his heart—he was obviously just a target to attract fire.

After reorganizing the 'Ministry of Health', the information he held surged like a tide, making him realize more clearly that the United States' pandemic situation was far more severe than previously anticipated.

The White House once attempted a nationwide lockdown, but it collapsed in just five days under the tug-of-war among various forces.

Texas, California, and New York, these economically developed 'troublemakers', refused to implement federal orders from the White House under various pretexts.

Do these local politicians not understand the danger and severity of the pandemic? No, they were the first to get vaccinated and were quite clear about it in their minds.

However, lockdown measures would spark social panic, lead to economic collapse, and cause a stock market crash, further resulting in complaints from the political and business communities as well as ordinary citizens.

For politicians whose lifeline is votes and approval ratings, they absolutely cannot become the target of public criticism.

To maintain their positions, they can only "follow public opinion" and let the pandemic spread—but the virus doesn't care about 'public opinion'.

People who were full of vigor one day thought that getting sick was just a cold, at worst pneumonia;

But the next day, they would suffer from organ failure and have to rely on life-support devices like "artificial lungs".

As more and more patients flood into hospitals, those who previously sneered at the lockdown measures would immediately turn around and shout, "Why isn't there a lockdown yet?"

It's all about public opinion, so the policy flip-flops.

"It's too absurd." Zhou Qingfeng sat in front of the computer in his office, looking at the exponentially growing curves of reported patients and deaths from various states, which were startling to behold.

For instance, in the state of New York with a population of eight million, the pandemic rapidly worsened just days after lifting the lockdown, forcing them to ask Washington D.C. for help and hope for expert guidance.

Not long ago, those bureaucrats were still confidently claiming that the death toll from economic collapse would exceed the losses caused by the virus, but now they collectively changed their stance and begged for assistance.

"The lockdown measures in New York are simply a joke; they merely urged infected people to stay home, not go out, or wear masks when going out.

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They also advised mildly symptomatic patients not to go to the hospital and recover at home on their own.

If mildly symptomatic patients do not get care and treatment, they can easily turn into severe cases. By then, they might not even have a chance to call for help."

Zhou Qingfeng sneered at New York's lockdown measures, thinking it was just a political show. He, however, saw the pandemic response measures in Dongda.

"Domestically, construction of makeshift hospitals has already begun to gather mildly symptomatic patients for treatment, while uninfected individuals are strictly isolated at home."

Reflecting on past 'apocalyptic' experiences, he suddenly realized he had indeed changed something.

Originally, the 'X' virus broke out suddenly worldwide. By the time governments wanted to control it, the infected had already overwhelmed the medical systems and governments, rendering them helpless.

But now, at least Dongda seized a precious window period, at least three months ahead of time, to prepare based on their received information.

As long as the lockdown measures are strict enough, it might really become a sanctuary amidst the apocalypse.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Qingfeng genuinely wanted to play a role on the 'Medical Efficiency Committee', at least work for a few days, pushing policies that could benefit the public.

But to his surprise... just twenty-four hours after taking office, the White House was already in a hurry to remove him.

"Tch... whoever loves this job can take it. I've already fused with the 'X' virus, and my body will complete its evolution in a few months. I'm curious to see how these trash will die?"

Zhou Qingfeng put his two legs on the desk, lazily loafing around in broad daylight.

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At that moment, the director of the United States National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the chief medical advisor of the White House, Lord Fauci, was also racking his brains trying to shirk responsibility.

Zhou Qingfeng openly ordered the medical institutions of Washington D.C. to prioritize saving patients with more survival value, directly infuriating a large group of elderly bureaucrats still alive.

What does 'more survival value' mean? Isn't it obvious that once older people enter the hospital, they are doomed to die?

If it's poor and destitute people dying, that's one thing, but bureaucrats who hold power refuse to give up their special privileges.

Complaints against 'Oliver Harden' flooded the Ministry of Health's switchboard instantly, and Shanni didn't transfer these calls at all because there were simply too many.

Unable to curse 'Bastard Harden', a large number of bureaucrats directed their calls to the 'countryman' vice president currently in power at the White House.

That vice president was also cunning and tossed the matter to Fauci, asking him to 'assess' it—since you are the chief medical advisor, you should play a role.

Fauci, already well into his eighties, received the vice president's call while inspecting at the United States National Rehabilitation Medicine Center, accompanied by numerous media reporters shooting footage.

In front of the reporters, Fauci didn't hesitate to show his toughness and decisiveness, and immediately called Oliver Harden, scolded him, and even threatened to dismiss him.