国际英语资讯:UK PM urges people to avoid non-essential contact in fighting COVID-19
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 16-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> "<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="contact">contact</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="disruptive">disruptive</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="update">update</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="chairing">chairing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COBRA">COBRA</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cough">cough</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="can">can</span>," <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span>, <span word="clubs">clubs</span>, <span word="theatres">theatres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="venues">venues</span>."</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="supporting">supporting</span>" <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Groups">Groups</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,543 <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="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>. <span word="Concerns">Concerns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="stringent">stringent</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>, <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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