国际英语资讯:COVID-19 cases top 200,000 globally, death toll over 8,000: WHO
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 18-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>), <span word="among">among</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</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="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Eighty">Eighty</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="Tedros">Tedros</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>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="transmission">transmission</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span>.</p><p><span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span>, <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suppress">suppress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="resurging">resurging</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span>.</p><p><span word="Particularly">Particularly</span>, <span word="Tedros">Tedros</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="progression">progression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="onward">onward</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span>.</p><p><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="outside">outside</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 112,878 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="dashboard">dashboard</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>.</p>
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