国际英语资讯:Africa CDC urges avoiding prevention fatigue amid easing lockdowns
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Centers">Centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prevention">Prevention</span> (<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> "<span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Nkengasong">Nkengasong</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="this">this</span> "<span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bend">bend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>," <span word="an">an</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="Nkengasong">Nkengasong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="cautioned">cautioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ramp">ramp</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span>," <span word="Nkengasong">Nkengasong</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="flare">flare</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10,344 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11,494 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14,447 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="CDC">CDC</span>, <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 55-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>), <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> "<span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="testing">testing</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="borders">borders</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="entail">entail</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p><span word="Nkengasong">Nkengasong</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Increased">Increased</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>19 <span word="Testing">Testing</span> (<span word="PACT">PACT</span>) "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>."</p>
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