957 Repatriation

The resurgence of the US flu pandemic has left southern Africa as a formidable enemy from top to bottom.

The virus knows no borders, especially in a country like southern Africa, where migrants pour in every day, and the danger of a pandemic outbreak is extremely high, and if the defenses are not in place, then the whole of southern Africa will fall overnight.

Walvis Bay and Port Edward, two migrant destinations, were the first to take action, and the quarantine areas built at the beginning of the year due to the pandemic were reopened, and new immigrants arriving in southern Africa had to go through quarantine and observation to make sure that they were not infected before entering southern Africa.

In addition to necessary outings, all public activities have been completely cancelled, citizens must wear masks when going out, and they must report flu infection in a timely manner.

For some public places that must be opened, a stricter sanitation system is also implemented, and the staff of government departments at all levels take the trouble to explain to everyone the role of maintaining personal hygiene, and the already clean and tidy city appearance has reached a new level, after the train taken by Professor Heslin arrived in Pretoria, there were staff to thoroughly disinfect the train carriages, which led to the train staying in Pretoria for half an hour before continuing to depart, and then at each station, there will be staff to disinfect, It was so frequent that Professor Heslin felt overkill.

"Overkill? It's about taking responsibility for your health, and if your proud Germany can do it to this extent, why can't you face up to the gap and admit that it is so difficult for the Federal Government of Southern Africa to do better in public health? "Madame Heslin is welcome, and Professor Hesling is indeed speechless.

Frequent disinfection requires not only a lot of material support, but also the efficiency of the federal government in Southern Africa.

You must know that Germany is already a relatively efficient country in Europe, but there is still a huge gap compared with the federal government of southern Africa, when the train arrived in Anxi, the United States had just broken out of the flu, and when it arrived in Pretoria, there were staff on board for disinfection, and it was only a short 30 hours later, and it was Germany, and it was not necessarily possible to form a resolution in three days, and it would take at least a week to wait for the relevant agencies to start acting.

Think about the speed at which the train runs, and you can get from Walvis Bay to Port Edward in a week.

Nowadays, the speed of trains is about 40 kilometers per hour, and the speed of trains in southern Africa is not more than 50 kilometers, plus the stop time of passing stations, it takes almost three and a half days from Walvis Bay to Los Angeles, and now with the disinfection time of the stops, it will take at least four days to get to Los Angeles.

"The last time there was a pandemic in the United States, the federal government set up an emergency command, with Lord Favart of the Department of Justice as the head of the emergency command, and once the federal government entered a special period, the emergency command would take over public affairs." Li Tai was cautious when he spoke, and since Professor Heslin knew about Abu's situation, he had never given Li Tai a good look.

If you don't get angry, you don't get angry, you must have the attitude you should have.

To Professor Heslin's surprise, it was the height of summer in southern Africa in November, but the temperature was not high, Victoria, which is closest to the tropics in southern Africa, had an average annual temperature of 20 to 25 degrees, and the hottest summer was only 28 degrees, and basically rarely reached 30 degrees.

The reason why the weather is very cool is mainly because of the highland terrain of most of southern Africa, and the average altitude of southern Africa is basically more than 1,000 meters, so it is not hot in summer, and now there are many people wearing long sleeves and long pants, and it is even a little cold at night.

As for the big sun that makes the hearts of Europeans miss it, in southern Africa, if you want to, you can bask every day as long as it is not the rainy season, and there is almost no market for sunbathing in southern Africa.

The train continued north through Salisbury, the heart of Nyasaland and Rhodesia, where almost all of the cultivated fields were in sight on both sides of the railway, and the popularity of tractors made Professor Hesling secretly frightened, and there were still occasional wastelands in Bechuana, and since entering the Transvaal, there was very little barren land on either side of the railway, and even the uncultivated hillsides were full of trees, with an astonishing number of fruit trees, and a considerable number of fast-growing trees.

The only inconvenience of sitting in the sleeper box is that the three meals can not be sent to the box again, you must go to the dining car to eat, the food provided by the dining car is not expensive, and the normal restaurant meal, because the United States flu hit again, the dining car limits the number of diners, as far as possible to reduce the risk of influenza infection.

When Li Tai went to order food, Otto was discussing future plans with Erwin, and if he could, Otto still wanted to buy a farm in Victoria and not want to live in the city.

"Why go to Victoria? Is it bad in Nyasaland? It is best to buy it at the edge of the city, so that you can enjoy the convenience of the city and the tranquility of the farm, and maybe the future urban expansion farm will appreciate in value, a good business. "Erwin is playing well, but it's unlikely.

"You all know that the farms on the edge of the city are good, and others must know about them, so don't think about the suburbs of the city, even near the railway, I estimate that the farms along the railway line and near the river have been sold out, and if it doesn't work, I'll find a barren mountain to plant trees, as long as I don't starve to death." Otto's demands are low, and nothing good will come in the turn of these newcomers.

"Otto, you are excited, you are a graduate of the University of Munich." Erwin encouraged Otto to regain his strength, and Mr. Melke also worked at the University of Munich, from which his son was normal.

"So what—we're both seminary graduates, looking for a church pastor?" Otto now knows why there are no seminaries in the universities of southern Africa -

It's not nothing, Cape of Good Hope University has a seminary, and there are many students, but the employment scope of seminary graduates is a bit narrow, so there is a huge gap between the popularity and engineering and business.

"It's not impossible to be a pastor, but southern Africans are not strong enough to donate 10 percent of their income to church." Erwin is not against being a priest, anyway, a priest can get married, not much different from ordinary people.

It is the Catholic priest who cannot marry, and the pope cannot marry, so the priest cannot marry.

The requirements in Protestant countries are not so strict, George V and William II can get married, so it is normal for priests to get married,

There are many jokes in Europe about the beliefs of southern Africans, and there is a legend that during the world wars, soldiers from southern Africa went to the wrong church, and then were beaten and thrown out.

These jokes, of course, are made up, but they also reflect the fact that southern Africans are not firm enough on the issue of faith.

Before Otto could speak, a stranger passing by the table suddenly asked: "Germans?" ”

Erwin nodded subconsciously and smiled.

With disdain on his face, the stranger passed by and cursed a dirty swear word.

"What did you say?" Erwin and Otto immediately stood up.

"I said the Germans were damn bastards! What is your opinion? The stranger was undaunted, still looking at Erwin and Otto with cold eyes.

"I don't know if I offended you in any way, but you must apologize for this sentence now, or I will reinforce your impression." Erwin is welcome, he is ready to make a move, this time is most likely to be a fight, and Otto is also gearing up.

"Wait, wait—" Li Tai, who had finished ordering, came over in time to clear the siege.

The strange white man did not appreciate it, looked at Li Tai's obvious Chinese appearance, and casually scolded a swear word starting with "Y".

"Very well, it's not up to an apology now, waiter, please help me inform the police-" Li Taijun said nothing, racial discrimination is a very serious crime in southern Africa, and the relevant laws are mainly for the Chinese.

Africans are not discriminated against in Southern Africa, where there are no Africans at all.

"Hah, I'm just stating the fact that you're all fucking bastards, so what about notifying the police?" The white guy is still triumphant, this kind of behavior is indeed normal in Europe, but in southern Africa -

"You've just arrived in Southern Africa, haven't you?" Lee Tae was calm.

"Yes!"

"Don't know the laws of southern Africa, do you?"

"What law?" The white guy's expression became serious, and it was obvious that something was wrong.

"It's okay, the police will explain the relevant legal provisions in Southern Africa for you in a moment." Li Tai is not angry, many white people who have just come to southern Africa will make similar mistakes, they probably still fantasize about coming to southern Africa, a "British colony", to be the emperor, but unfortunately the white people in southern Africa do not have many privileges, and people are imprisoned every day for this, and they will be repatriated after being released from prison.

The efficiency of the police is still high, and they soon dare to come over and interrogate the white guy.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was going to be like this-" The white guy panicked and casually scolded and was going to jail, the white guy really couldn't accept it.

"I don't know if it's not the reason for your crime, didn't the immigration officer explain similar clauses to you when you came to Southern Africa?" The police didn't talk nonsense with the white guy, and directly put the white guy down and handcuffed.

"God, the immigration officer said so much, how could I remember it all at once?" The white guy shouted loudly, but no one stood up for him, and the passengers in the entire dining car looked at the white guy with disgust.

"That's your problem, don't blame others if you can't remember it, you have time in the cell to remember slowly." The police don't talk nonsense, it is estimated that even if the white guy memorizes the relevant legal provisions, it is useless, and after he is released from prison, he is very likely to be repatriated.

ps: In special times, I don't dare to create too serious conflicts, and there are very few people who are desperate at every turn in real life.

(End of chapter)