国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Europe records spike in virus cases as Spain announces 15-day lockdown
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>/<span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 14-- <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="Altogether">Altogether</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40,000 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> 42 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> -- <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Norway">Norway</span>.</p><p><span word="SPIKE">SPIKE</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="CASES">CASES</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</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="new">new</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 17,750, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coordinating">coordinating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,795 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="by">by</span> 175 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,441.</p><p><span word="Considering">Considering</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assessed">assessed</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="was">was</span> 21,157, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17,750 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="some">some</span> 1,518 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> (190 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>), <span word="while">while</span> 8,372 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hospitalized">hospitalized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 7,860 <span word="under">under</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="confinement">confinement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asymptomatic">asymptomatic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>.</p>
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