What's Really Going On?

I've been plugged into the news all day, but every service seems to have the same nothings to say. "We can't offer aid," "We are offering aid," and the same bulletin from the government that's been everywhere since this morning.

The situation that began on Monday the second in or around the capitol is serious, but not grim. People in the surrounding area should take preventive measures to ensure their own safety in the event of power or water failures. It is not known exactly what is occurring inside the ‘dead zone,’ but loss of utilities is likely.

To citizens further away, please do not head towards the ‘dead zone.’ Do your best to maintain normalcy as much as possible, and hopefully the situation will be resolved shortly.

To the world community, offers of aid are appreciated but not being accepted at this time: this is an internal issue and is being handled accordingly.

Efforts to quarantine the area are underway. Please do not interfere with military personnel in your area. Thank you.

I found this CBCNews article and even this EBSNews article with barely any information. Apparently the authorities are only accepting help from internal sources. We're too good for assistance from Europe I guess?

I'm confused about what's really going on. Nothing I've read has described the Zone in any detail (which, I suppose, is appropriate. Since they probably don't know either). But the implication that they're quarantining this area, that they're reacting potentially violently to what they don't understand at all is really concerning. I want to know more details before I block anyone from coming out or people from going in to help.