Mathews thought to himself, “This is not a good thing.” Mathews ordered the building closed until further notice and his team was dispatched to visit all the employees who had called in sick. Mathews reported his findings back to CDC Headquarters and a conference call was quickly set up between the CDC, the Office of Homeland Security and the White House. It was agreed that the city and three miles beyond would be cordoned off and that the National Guard would set up roadblocks to prevent people from entering or leaving the area. Local authorities were notified and asked for help in visiting all the employees from the Federal Building. They were also briefed on a Need-to-Know basis about the possibility that a super virus may be involved and that infected people had to be restrained and brought into a holding facility being set up in town. They were also told that the use of deadly force had been granted by the White House and that if they believed they were in danger of being infected or attacked, they should shoot to kill. Many of the police officers attending a briefing on the situation couldn’t believe what they were being told, however, many knew about the ISIS’s attacks earlier that year in New York. The word “Zombie” began to pop up in numerous conversations and one officer detailed what had happened at the hospital. He knew one of the public safety officers there who swore that Strauss had been shot multiple times, only to raise again and begin to attack people. It was only when an officer shot him twice in the head that he went down permanently.
The CDC also decided that it would begin to inoculate all uninfected persons even though they believed that the virus might have somehow mutated since the outbreaks in New York. Back in Atlanta the labs began analyzing blood samples from Taylor and Strauss in an effort to find a cure or at least a guaranteed prevention. A holding facility was quickly put in place near Wilmington so that infected people could be secured, in an effort to contain the virus. The fact that over half of the employees at the Federal Building had reported in as sick meant that at least 100 people were possibly in some stage of infection. It was critical that no one be allowed to travel outside the quarantined area in an effort to contain the virus. So far there were only three reported attacks by possible infectees. In all cases police officers were forced to kill the persons involved.
The blockade of roads wasn’t popular among the town’s people; however, there had been no incidents of people trying to force their way through the areas. What was not known was how many people may have breached the quarantined perimeter on foot. So far no public announcement had been made telling the population about the nature of the illness. Word finally leaked to the press and several national news agencies were now camped out at the perimeter, however, none had been granted access to Wilmington itself. Some local news agencies were telephoning and texting developments and information to their colleagues on the outside but the news was still sketchy. Locally, people were told if they developed a sore throat, excessive cough, or any skin eruptions they should immediately report to the nearest hospital for treatment. So far there were 50 confirmed cases of the super virus and these people were immediately transported to holding facilities set up by the government, as there was no treatment the hospital could administer.
The last communication from the CDC’s Response Team, in Asia, reported new cases of the virus in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Jakarta, Bangkok and Manila. These were all connection points for the Korean flight that Agent Taylor had been on. The worst outbreaks were in Kuala Lumpur since a large number of people had terminated their flight there and the fact that the city was still surrounded with smog from the Indonesia fires only helped to increase the instances of illness there. Malaysia
The CDC also decided that it would begin to inoculate all uninfected persons even though they believed that the virus might have somehow mutated since the outbreaks in New York. Back in Atlanta the labs began analyzing blood samples from Taylor and Strauss in an effort to find a cure or at least a guaranteed prevention. A holding facility was quickly put in place near Wilmington so that infected people could be secured, in an effort to contain the virus. The fact that over half of the employees at the Federal Building had reported in as sick meant that at least 100 people were possibly in some stage of infection. It was critical that no one be allowed to travel outside the quarantined area in an effort to contain the virus. So far there were only three reported attacks by possible infectees. In all cases police officers were forced to kill the persons involved.
The blockade of roads wasn’t popular among the town’s people; however, there had been no incidents of people trying to force their way through the areas. What was not known was how many people may have breached the quarantined perimeter on foot. So far no public announcement had been made telling the population about the nature of the illness. Word finally leaked to the press and several national news agencies were now camped out at the perimeter, however, none had been granted access to Wilmington itself. Some local news agencies were telephoning and texting developments and information to their colleagues on the outside but the news was still sketchy. Locally, people were told if they developed a sore throat, excessive cough, or any skin eruptions they should immediately report to the nearest hospital for treatment. So far there were 50 confirmed cases of the super virus and these people were immediately transported to holding facilities set up by the government, as there was no treatment the hospital could administer.
The last communication from the CDC’s Response Team, in Asia, reported new cases of the virus in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Jakarta, Bangkok and Manila. These were all connection points for the Korean flight that Agent Taylor had been on. The worst outbreaks were in Kuala Lumpur since a large number of people had terminated their flight there and the fact that the city was still surrounded with smog from the Indonesia fires only helped to increase the instances of illness there. Malaysia
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