国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Europe sees more positive signs, global partners back WHOs plan
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 24-- <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="EEA">EEA</span>) <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> (<span word="ECDC">ECDC</span>).</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> 113,700 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECDC">ECDC</span>.</p><p><span word="MORE">MORE</span> <span word="POSITIVE">POSITIVE</span> <span word="SIGNS">SIGNS</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> 25,969 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 192,994 <span word="cumulative">cumulative</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, 420, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> 18. <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 106,527, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> 321 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="With">With</span> 367 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> 21, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 219,764 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> 22,524 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="hospitalization">hospitalization</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>." <span word="Patients">Patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="by">by</span> 183 <span word="to">to</span> 4,870, <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,000 <span word="beds">beds</span>. <span word="With">With</span> 389 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="to">to</span> 22,245. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 2.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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