国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Influential COVID-19 model projects nearly 300,000 deaths in U.S. by Dec. 1
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="model">model</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="projection">projection</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 300,000 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Metrics">Metrics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Evaluation">Evaluation</span> (<span word="IHME">IHME</span>) <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> 295,011 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="projection">projection</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p>"<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="if">if</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="to">to</span> 228,271 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> 49 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 66,000 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IHME">IHME</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IHME">IHME</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> 134,000 <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="August">August</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> 160,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="Masks">Masks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-<span word="free">free</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inconsistent">inconsistent</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="IHME">IHME</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Murray">Murray</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rollercoaster">rollercoaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>," <span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="masks">masks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> -- <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="infections">infections</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span>."</p><p><span word="Murray">Murray</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="transmissions">transmissions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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