国际英语资讯:Spotlight: With rising COVID-19 deaths, Europe becomes epicenter of pandemic
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>/<span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>, <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="Adhanom">Adhanom</span> <span word="Ghebreyesus">Ghebreyesus</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Calling">Calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span>" <span word="that">that</span> 5,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 132,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="from">from</span> 123 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="epidemics">epidemics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> '<span word="that">that</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>' <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="MORE">MORE</span> <span word="DEATHS">DEATHS</span></p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> 250 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,266.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14,955 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 21.</p><p><span word="France">France</span> <span word="said">said</span> 18 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 79, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3,661 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2,876 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Edouard">Edouard</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> 1,000, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>.</p>
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