国际英语资讯:Roundup: UK postpones local elections as COVID-19 cases jump to 798
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mayoral">mayoral</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> 7 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 798.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="local">local</span>, <span word="mayoral">mayoral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="mitigate">mitigate</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Telegraph">Telegraph</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> 208. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Underground">Underground</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 11 <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="between">between</span> 5,000 <span word="and">and</span> 10,000.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="patient">patient</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11.</p>
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