After swiftly finishing his meal, Roland conveyed, "Valerie just called. Brook and the others were discharged from the hospital this morning. She and Keith have been frequenting the hospital, but it seems the number of patients has surged in the last two or three days."

Eric and Sylvia exchanged worried frowns. All their friends and family resided in Salt City.

Roland shared the same predicament. He had gone to great lengths to escort Valerie out of Dortmund City to shield her from infection.