May 2025 Moon Plague outbreak

May 2025 Moon Plague outbreak
27–28 May 2025
The Reveille Hospital, where patients were treated
Disease	Moon Plague (common cold–chicken pox)
Source	MoonKairiki and jb4bass
Public cost	Approx. RD$15,000+

The May 2025 Moon Plague outbreak, also known as RED-24, was an international pandemic originating in the city of Reveille. Starting as a common cold that quickly worsened into a dual cold-chicken pox, the plague was highly contagious, infecting approximately 50 active players including President 1950minecrafter. The Redmontian name for the plague was named after player MoonKairiki, who is alleged to have purposefully and maliciously spread the plague in a deliberate attempt to infect citizens.

Name

The disease spread in the outbreak was called the Moon Plague or the Moon Virus, named for its source, MoonKairiki.

Background

• In the days leading up to the outbreak, the plugin that allowed for diseases to be contagious was fixed by administrative staff after a long period of being brolen
• The Department of Health (DOH) was understaffed, and there were prior concerns from the public about the department's efficiency

Timeline of events

First wave

Over 50 cases were reported during the first wave. The Reveille Times reported that medical treatment for patients totaled upward of RD$15,000.

• Outbreak started on 28 May at approximately 9am EST, when players MoonKairiki and jb4bass arrived at the Reveille Hospital, both drunk and afflicted with cold-like symptoms. Secretary of Homeland Security Angryhamdog then arrived, with the intent of arresting MoonKairiki, which resulted in both parties fleeing the scene. Angryhamdog, aided by two police constables, Mayor of Oakridge Roryyy___ and Representative RubiLubi55, pursued and arrested both individuals; however, Roryyy___ and RubiLubi55 both became infected in the process.
• Upon being released from prison, MoonKairiki began purposefully heading into populated areas to continue spreading the disease. MoonKairiki was then asked by Roryyy___ in global chat, "have you and jb been spreadin[g] illnesses", to which MoonKairiki responded "yes". Multiple players were infected by MoonKairiki at this point in time, including Chief of Staff gribble19.
• The situation quickly worsened as infected players rushed to the Reveille Hospital, where the online Department of Health personnel became overwhelmed by the propensity of players. Understanding the severity of the outbreak's contagiousness, a hospital-wide quarantine was put into place, preventing patients from interacting with anyone other than the doctor assigned to their case.
• In the meantime, Angryhamdog attempted to convince MoonKairiki to appear at the hospital for treatment under the threat of being charged for causing infection and resisting arrest; however, MoonKairiki continually refused to comply, remaining in public areas and continuing to infect other players.
• Approximately 11am EST: President 1950minecrafter came online.
• Approximately 3pm EST: DOH starts running out of supplies; Deputy Secretary of the Interior Kay_Jee provides an emergency tender
• Approximately 5pm EST: Press Secretary Jorinton comes online to host a presidential press conference; plague spreads into press room, delaying conference. The rest of the conference is held with players wearing face masks or hazmat suits.
• 6:30pm EST: Press Secretary Jorinton makes a public statement condemning MoonKairiki and urging citizens to save evidence of them spreading the illness for DHS records.
• 7pm EST: President 1950minecrafter makes a public address, declaring a lockdown and urging Reveille citizens to remain home, as well as communicating the work of Secretary of the Interior winterwolf to restock the hospital.
• Disease spreads internationally to Alexandria, and the infection dies down within Redmont for a while.

Second wave

Six cases were reported during the second wave.

• 2:30am EST: A player infected during the first wave while AFK, RylandW, logs on and heads to the hospital for treatment upon seeing he is sick. In the process, the disease is spread to at least two other players: winterwolf at spawn and bigpappa140, the doctor attending to RylandW. The pandemic starts up again at Reveille spawn.
• 3am EST: The hospital becomes unsafe, players can no longer be cured in the hospital.
• Having reached the point of becoming unmanagable, staff intervention occurs to reduce how contagious the plugin is.

Aftermath

Department of Health staff who treated Moon Plague patients, pictured by RaiTheGuy07

Medical specialist RaiTheGuy07 thanked trainee doctors DaiMomoMochi, gwiis, Just_Jada, Munkler, and onzilz and doctor pricelessAgrari for their work to treat patients and containing the pandemic.