WHO:未來幾天全球COVID-19病例數(shù)將達到100萬

WHO:未來幾天全球COVID-19病例數(shù)將達到100萬

A few months ago, much of the world was unconcerned with the novel coronavirus outbreak, if they had heard of it at all.

幾個月前，世界上很多人對新型冠狀病毒的爆發(fā)并不關(guān)心，如果他們聽說過的話。

Now, the virus has impacted almost every corner of the globe, and the number of confirmed cases is expected to surpass 1 million any day now, the World Health Organisation's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on April 1.

4月1日，世界衛(wèi)生組織總干事Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus告訴記者，現(xiàn)在，該病毒已經(jīng)影響到全球幾乎每一個角落，確診病例數(shù)量預計將超過100萬。

As we enter the fourth month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection, he said.

他說:“隨著我們進入 COVID-19 大流行開始以來的第四個月，我對感染的迅速升級和全球傳播深感關(guān)切。”

Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases reaching almost every country, territory and area, Tedros said.

Tedros說:“在過去的五周里，我們目睹了幾乎每個國家、領(lǐng)土和地區(qū)的新病例數(shù)量呈指數(shù)級增長。”

The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days, we will reach 1 million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths.

“過去一周死亡人數(shù)增加了一倍多。在未來幾天，我們將達到100萬確診病例和5萬死亡人數(shù)。”

Developing countries need support

發(fā)展中國家需要支持

Tedros emphasised the need for developing countries where there have been fewer reported cases – including countries in Africa, Central America, and South America – to have support in order to both prevent infections and also stop the economic, social, and political collapse that could accompany outbreaks.

Tedros強調(diào)了報告病例較少的發(fā)展中國家——包括非洲、中美洲和南美洲國家——需要得到支持，以預防感染，并阻止可能伴隨暴發(fā)而來的經(jīng)濟、社會和政治崩潰。

It's critical that we ensure these countries are well-equipped to detect, test, isolate, and treat cases, and identify contacts, Tedros said.

Tedros說:“我們必須確保這些國家具備充分的條件來發(fā)現(xiàn)、檢測、隔離和治療病例，并確定接觸者，這一點至關(guān)重要。”

I'm encouraged to see that this is occurring in many countries despite limited resources.

“盡管資源有限，但許多國家都出現(xiàn)了這種情況，這讓我很受鼓舞。”

He said he's called on governments to put social welfare measures in place to protect vulnerable populations. One encouraging example is India, where the prime minister announced a $US24 billion package, including free food rations, cash transfers, and free cooking gas for the next three months.

他說，他呼吁各國政府采取社會福利措施來保護弱勢群體。印度就是一個令人鼓舞的例子。印度總理宣布了一項240億美元的經(jīng)濟刺激計劃，其中包括未來三個月的免費口糧、現(xiàn)金轉(zhuǎn)賬和免費燃氣。

Many developing countries will struggle to implement social welfare programs of this nature, Tedros said.

“許多發(fā)展中國家將難以實施這種性質(zhì)的社會福利計劃。”Tedros說。

For those countries, debt relief is essential to enable them to take care of their people and avoid economy collapse.

“對這些國家來說，減免債務是至關(guān)重要的，這樣他們才能照顧好自己的人民，避免經(jīng)濟崩潰。”

He added that WHO, along with UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross, has also released new guidelines to help developing countries adopt practices like physical distancing and rigorous handwashing.

他補充說，世衛(wèi)組織與聯(lián)合國兒童基金會和國際紅十字會一道，還發(fā)布了新的指導方針，幫助發(fā)展中國家采取身體距離和嚴格洗手等做法。

The guidance recommends that countries set up hand-washing stations at the entrance to public buildings, offices, bus stops, and train stations, and many countries are doing it, he said.

他說:“指南建議各國在公共建筑、辦公室、公交車站和火車站的入口處設(shè)立洗手站，許多國家正在這樣做。”

Tedros applauded the now-underway "solidarity trial," which so far includes 74 countries and is testing four different drug combinations' safety and effectiveness against COVID-19.

Tedros對目前正在進行的“團結(jié)試驗”表示贊賞，該試驗目前包括74個國家，正在測試四種不同藥物組合對COVID-19的安全性和有效性。

Three months ago we knew almost nothing about this virus. Collectively, we have learned an enormous amount and every day, we learn more, he said.

“三個月前，我們對這種病毒幾乎一無所知。總的來說，我們已經(jīng)學到了很多，每一天，我們都學到了更多。”

WHO is committed to serving all people everywhere with the best evidence to protect their health.

“世衛(wèi)組織致力于為世界各地的所有人提供最佳證據(jù)，以保護他們的健康。”