The blood test for, what was called, the Unlimited virus, turned out to be positive. Like Angie had predicted, Elias swiftly tested Angie as well. When it turned out positive, he made everyone else test themselves too.
Valerie being infected as well came as a surprise to everyone. Suspecting that the virus had mutated after so many years, and that people would be infectious far earlier than initially thought, everyone played safe. Those that had to be quarantined, were quarantined. They wore masks even though they were indoors. They maintained a safe distance from each other despite sterilising everything all over again.
After three days, when it was Angie’s turn to have migraines and nosebleeds, Amelia turned out to be infected as well. Meanwhile, Bridget had fallen into a coma, which further put everyone in a sombre mood. They were already mentally preparing themselves to lose people. As far as they knew, anyone who entered a coma because of the virus would slowly waste away.