国际英语资讯:Argentine capital steps up restrictions as COVID-19 outbreak nears peak
<p><span word="BUENOS">BUENOS</span> <span word="AIRES">AIRES</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> (<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span>," <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Horacio">Horacio</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="Larreta">Larreta</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> 11 <span word="train">train</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="at">at</span> 36 <span word="entrances">entrances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transit">transit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="permits">permits</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="expired">expired</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circulate">circulate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> ... <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reissued">reissued</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>," <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restrict">restrict</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>.</p>
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