There were already quite a few staff members standing at the door, and the innocent, lovely girl who had been alive and kicking was now lying there with a mask on her face, her eyes tightly closed.
Lily felt her heart skip a beat as she quickly stepped forward. One of the staff was about to push her away, but they realized who Lily was and immediately stepped aside again, knowing Lily was about to check the little girl's pulse.
Lily resolutely put two fingers on the child's wrist and gave it a light squeeze as if fearing she might break the little girl's wrist. Debbie's pulse was weak, and Lily’s heart shrank.
That was what Lily feared. It was almost the same incident with Alexander back then. He seemed to heal, and modern medicine diagnosed him as normal. However, in less than two days, in one day, to be exact, things suddenly worsened severely.
That was the cunning nature of the virus. The virus was good at hiding, staying dormant in the patient's body before suddenly striking again when they were most defenseless.
Lily put more pressure on Debbie's wrist at the same time as a nurse, who prepared the infusion needle. Just as the nurse was about to pierce it into Debbie, Lily stopped her. "Don't!"
"Huh?"
Everyone in the room turned to look at her.
"Dr. Russell, her breathing is shallow. If she doesn't get an infusion now, the situation will worsen," someone stepped forward and explained.
There were two factions in this department, modern and traditional medicine. However, traditional medicine usage decreased due to the particularity of times and effects upon consumption.
On top of that, there was internal discrimination among the staff here. Most looked down on traditional medicine. The discriminators only tolerated it for Dr. Blanc’s sake and the department’s vision. However, they were stunned and dissatisfied that Lily suddenly stepped in and forbade the infusion.
After explaining themself, the staff member immediately went toward Debbie with the needle.
Lily instantly jumped in front of the hospital bed and blocked the way. "I said, no infusion! Infusing the patient at this time will stimulate and accelerate the virus's expansion and development. That’s its trick."
Although she was being serious, everyone seemed to take the things she just said as a joke.
Ultimately, someone broke into laughter and said, "Dr. Russell, do you think this is a trick? Her vitals are dropping. I would assume that traditional medicine practitioners would understand that it means her life will be in danger if we don't intervene!"
As soon as the staff finished talking, he ignored Lily and continued trying to set up Debbie's infusion process.
"Please, I have experience in this area! This is the virus’s trick, so please don't proceed with the infusion because the antibiotics will accelerate the virus’s mutation and division. This moment is where the virus is the most cunning!" Lily exclaimed anxiously.
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