国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Egypts anti-coronavirus efforts face more difficulties as confirmed cases top 1
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 6-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 1,000, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lethal">lethal</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> 1,173 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 78 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> 247 <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span>.</p><p><span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Hala">Hala</span> <span word="Zayed">Zayed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 1,000.</p><p><span word="Zayed">Zayed</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="surpassing">surpassing</span> 1,000 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>' <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="poses">poses</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hani">Hani</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Nazer">Nazer</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 25 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="week">week</span> <span word="nighttime">nighttime</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="precautionary">precautionary</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>, <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>, <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="archeological">archeological</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p>
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