国际英语资讯:Models show coronavirus could claim 100,000 lives in U.S even with containment efforts: expe
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</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="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> 100,000 <span word="to">to</span> 240,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Presenting">Presenting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="Deborah">Deborah</span> <span word="Birx">Birx</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="succumb">succumb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mitigation">mitigation</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="whatsoever">whatsoever</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span>, <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span>," <span word="Birx">Birx</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="behaviors">behaviors</span>, <span word="Birx">Birx</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="change">change</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>."</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="sobering">sobering</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mitigation">mitigation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likelihood">likelihood</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Allergy">Allergy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Infectious">Infectious</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>."</p>
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