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India said it was planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus, as authorities scramble to prepare the country’s health infrastructure for an expected surge in cases. 印度称正计划把火车车厢改造成新冠患者的隔离病房，当局预计确诊病例会剧增，正紧急筹备卫生基础设施。 Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the country’s 1.3 billion people this week to stay indoors for three weeks in the world’s biggest lockdown, seeking to curb the spread of the illness. India’s network of trains, the country’s lifeblood, has been idled. 现在全球封城规模空前，纳伦德拉·莫迪总理本周让全国13亿人留在家中三周，尽力控制疾病蔓延。印度的铁路网是该国命脉，但现在已经闲置了。 One train coach has been turned into a prototype quarantine facility, state-owned Indian Railways said in a statement. 印度国有铁路公司在声明中说，一节火车车厢已经被改造成了隔离设施的原型。 Once they get clearance, the plan is for each of India’s railway zones to convert 10 coaches into such wards every week, the company added. Indian Railways has 16 zones, according to its website. 该公司补充说，一旦通过审批，该国计划是各铁路区域每周将10个车厢改造成这种隔离病房。该公司网站显示，印度铁路共有16个区域。 | 
