国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Why U.S. leads world in diagnosed COVID-19 cases in short term
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 26-- <span word="With">With</span> <span word="over">over</span> 85,800 <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 10,000 <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pence">Pence</span>, 552,000 <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> (<span word="FDA">FDA</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="diagnostic">diagnostic</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detection">detection</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="point">point</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span> <span word="Laboratories">Laboratories</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FDA">FDA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="Pence">Pence</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowness">slowness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="instituting">instituting</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instituting">instituting</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stanley">Stanley</span> <span word="Perlman">Perlman</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="microbiology">microbiology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immunology">immunology</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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