In this winter filled with incessant coughing, the medical department swiftly responded to the epidemic prevention and treatment needs, quickly controlling the spread in Sand Port.

Only now did Zhou Yi realize that increased life strength does not necessarily avoid disease.

Contrary to common sense, during this widespread winter virus outbreak, the ones hit the hardest were the enhancers and Guangna Species.

These powerful beings, when infected, suffer from mild symptoms like fatigue and breathing difficulties, and severe cases might threaten their lives, requiring emergency rescue in the ICU.

Ordinary people infected with the new strain generally recover within one to two weeks.

Da Vinci explained: "The new strain has been named by the Holy Mountain as [Human Infectious A2 Avian Flu], due to its danger level reaching A2. Skywalker will also suffer from deep infection."

"This is a viral disease transmitted among birds, initially carried by the Red-eyed Vulture, originating from the corpse left after the Killer Rat was killed, although the reason for the corpse itself generating the mutant virus remains unclear."

"A2 originally spreads among Guangna Species, its rapid proliferation relies on the Guangna Organ, which suffers strong direct harm and damage from the virus. It causes thrombosis in the body, exacerbates hypoxia, induces immune system overreaction, requiring mechanical ventilation or ECMO support. If rescue is not timely, patients face death risks."

"Even enhancers and Guangna Species who self-heal, our medical tests revealed irreversible tissue scarring in their Guangna Organs, and significantly reduced organ function."

"Ordinary people experience milder symptoms because they lack Guangna Organs, thus the virus amount cannot increase, maintaining a dynamic balance soon."

Zhou Yi's expression turned peculiar upon hearing this.

It is no wonder; nature is indeed a vast system of dynamic balance, always weakening dominant roles.

He further asked: "What about the company employees' situation?"

"Within the company, there are 16 enhancer human employees, including Feng Ying, Chen Yin, and Jin Xizhu, all doctors and nurses at the hospital, so their alertness is strong. Everyone received early treatment and intervention at Maria Hospital, so their symptoms are relatively mild."

Da Vinci said: "On the other hand, Guangna Species employees are slightly more severe. Mainly Ye Zhao and Lie Hai, previously experienced 1-2 weeks of relatively severe condition, recovered quickly through organ repair surgery and life-extending stem cell supplementation."

"Since the effectiveness of organ repair surgery is confirmed, the hospital recently faced overcrowding, with large numbers of Guangna Species and enhancer humans coming for treatment and waiting for surgery. Even with Maria Hospital's current scale, it is heavily congested, with tents and sleeping bags erected outside… Appointment numbers have exceeded 30,000."

Zhou Yi glanced at the hospital direction through the floor-to-ceiling window.

There stood various Guangna Species and enhancers waiting in line, each taking a small space, sitting or squatting. The majestic scene reminded him of bustling train stations during past spring travels.

Amidst the noise and clamor, hygiene conditions worsened as the crowd grew; the 99 Maria Nurses were far from sufficient, compelling the company to dispatch numerous electric cats to maintain order and prevent conflicts and fights among patients.

After all, these are powerful beings with strong destructive capabilities, mostly from out of town, and prone to irritation and loss of emotional control due to illness.

These are objectively existing challenges.

Fortunately, the medical department erected many temporary white shelters to block wind and snow, facilitating order maintenance. Besides silver-faced nurses, there were also previously unseen can-shaped doctors.

These were dressed in white coats, their heads resembling tin cans, capable of slowly rotating, with silver rotating faces displaying waveform lines. Like silver-faced nurses, they have identifiers, all marked on the chest and back of their white coats.

At this moment, the can doctors were conducting inquiries with the patients waiting outside.

Zhou Yi was surprised: "Are those the newly developed Iron Doctors by Maria Hospital?"

"Yes, Chairman."

Da Vinci's imaging vehicle answered: "Based on Iron Nurse, Maria Hospital developed Iron Doctor two years ago. Following the fundamental training rules, residency doctors require three years of internship. Therefore, although these Iron Doctors can directly recall various hospital treatment and surgical records for reproduction, they are not yet able to independently perform diagnostic and treatment."

"Currently they are all intern doctors, totaling 12."

"Due to the sheer number of patients, these intern doctors first conduct a round of pre-diagnosis, providing advice and reassurance to those with mild symptoms, and promptly identifying and rescuing those with severe symptoms."

Zhou Yi nodded: "This is a very good initiative."

Patients tend to be anxious and panic-stricken upon arriving at the hospital; generally uneasy and fearful, some symptoms might appear trivial from a doctor's perspective, but are certainly major from a patient's point of view.

Having doctors speak with them and verify their basic conditions generally helps stabilize their mentality a bit.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but ponder further: "By the way, regarding the Strong Foundation Plan I read the daily reports; among 5,000 employees, 2,700 have completed the enhancement fully, are there any issues with them?"

"Please rest assured, this round of infection barely affects the Strong Foundation Plan."

The medical minister before him said: "Currently, the Strong Foundation Plan has two subcategories."

"The first part is employees completely enhanced via Qing Liu modification. They do not have Guangna Organs, follow the genetic mutation path, and still rely on high-energy food—mainly Dead Sea Fruit—for nourishment."

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