Chapter 4: Lockdowned Citizens

While doing rounds on the hospital, he decided to check on the situation of one patient’s family. “Oh Doc, you’ll never know how lucky being a citizen of Wellsworth is,” replied the sister of one patient.

“Relief goods were enough for our family, and the process of getting it was well-planned,” continued that person.

There was also one neighbor of Doc who also expressed her sentiment on life in lockdown. “The distribution of the relief goods were fine, but the lockdown was enforced so quickly, I haven’t had time to organize stuff before it occurred,” she said.

“It ruined everything! I had to tell my boss that I cannot go to office for a few days, and me and my husband had to cancel our summer trip to Denburg,” she continued.

Just as the food supply of the citizens ran off, the new wave of relief distribution kicked off. Citizens swarmed at the mayor’s office, falling in line to claim their share of relief goods.

However, it was reported that there was a brawl in the office. Turns out, the ship only brought the first of a batch of shipments, and the second batch would be delayed because of the epidemic.

Unfortunately, there were no policemen in the office, and the guards took minutes fending off the people before the police arrested those who started the brawl.

Three people were injured in the fight, and they needed to be brought in the hospital. Fortunately, the hospital wasn’t in full capacity yet, but bringing patients not having the virus puts a risk to everyone in the hospital.

There was space in the hospital, and the three were discharged tomorrow.

The numbers keep rising, the people at the riverside party had infected so much people. People also kept dying, they can’t be awake for too long.

One day, someone from Finburg called Doc. “We have found a way to test if someone has the sleepy virus,” the caller said. Doc immediately followed this to the chief medical officer, and the officer called the chief medical officer of Finburg to procure some test kits.

And it was said that the test kits would be shipped alongside the ship that would ship the next wave of relief goods. But there was another problem the city has yet to face.

It will be the start of another school year in a few weeks, and the E. M. Salvador Academy, the only school in the city, hasn’t made announcements whether to do face-to-face or online classes.

Doc was also a father to a fifteen-year old son, and he always wanted to keep his son safe.