国际英语资讯:Spotlight: European nations ramp up responses to contain COVID-19 as WHO calls for unity
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>/<span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 26-- <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contagion">contagion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</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="urged">urged</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="die">die</span>" <span word="without">without</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p><span word="SURGING">SURGING</span> <span word="NUMBERS">NUMBERS</span></p><p><span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> 80,539, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="released">released</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="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 8,165.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 365 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1,696 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> 29,155.</p><p><span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Salomon">Salomon</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>. <span word="Deaths">Deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="to">to</span> 578. <span word="Confirmed">Confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11,658.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 56,188 <span word="and">and</span> 36,508 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 4,000.</p>
页:
[1]