The severity of NDM-1 was clear to the laboratory researchers, especially when it combined with a mutated, deadly bacterium. This meant that the infected individuals would be incurable.
The gravity of the matter was beyond what these researchers could handle, so they reported the issue to higher authorities.
However, the notorious inefficiency of certain government departments in South Korea resulted in a night's delay in reporting. It wasn't until the next day when the disease control center was informed and took notice.
Unfortunately, the matter was like an undercurrent beginning underneath calm water, invisible yet already at work.
January 8, 2015, AM10:15, San Francisco International Airport, United States.
