Containment Measures

Unlike Spain, which had marshaled its forces and stood ready against the Great Flu, most other European nations remained largely indifferent to the outbreak.

After learning that the Spanish government was carrying out preventive measures with such great fanfare, Spain's previously good reputation vanished, replaced by frenzied criticism from newspapers and media outlets across various countries.

The Conservatives believed that Spain was making a mountain out of a molehill. There was simply no need to treat an influenza strain that had already spread so widely with such grave caution.

The liberals believed that Spain's forced orders requiring people infected with influenza to isolate themselves at home or in centralized facilities had completely stripped those people of their right to personal freedom.

Governments across the world generally believed that even if influenza had a higher casualty rate than the common cold, so what? Ordinary people already had a considerable chance of dying from a cold, let alone influenza with such an extensive range of transmission.

If every government were as jumpy as the Spanish government, like birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring, then none of them would need to do their daily work anymore.

To prevent the Spanish government's unusual actions from causing panic in other countries, many European nations expressed their disapproval of Spain's actions.

Britain and France in particular had finally seized an opportunity and naturally intended to create some trouble for Spain. Their newspapers and media outlets fiercely attacked the Spanish government's approach, claiming that it was making a fuss over nothing and showed no respect whatsoever for the will of the Spanish public.

Carlo remained utterly unconcerned by the surging public opinion outside Spain. There was no need for Spain to respond to those countries at all. The influenza, which was about to reveal