国际英语资讯:Europe, now epicenter of pandemic, mobilized to combat coronavirus
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</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="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="mobilized">mobilized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hammering">hammering</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="EPICENTER">EPICENTER</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="PANDEMIC">PANDEMIC</span></p><p>"<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="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="world">world</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</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="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, 28,297 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>/<span word="European">European</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> 1,191 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="ECDP">ECDP</span>).</p><p><span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> 250 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,266, <span word="with">with</span> 17,660 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,547 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span>-<span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="digit">digit</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="tolls">tolls</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> (4,334 <span word="infection">infection</span>, 122 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>), <span word="France">France</span> (3,661, 79), <span word="Germany">Germany</span> (3,062, 8) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> (798, 11).</p><p><span word="Smaller">Smaller</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 190 <span word="to">to</span> 804. <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 160 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 559. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Luxemburg">Luxemburg</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 29 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="infected">infected</span>.</p><p><span word="EXTRAORDINARY">EXTRAORDINARY</span> <span word="MEASURES">MEASURES</span></p>
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