美国的情况是怎么样的?
昨天看到了一个比较有趣的新闻,CNN的头条,标题是《Covid-19 cases are soaring. Experts say US is 'dying,' but there's hope》(新冠疫情病例飙升,专家说美国正在“死去”但有希望) 点进去一看,是一个关于疫情报道的系列专题,里面有一篇题为《New York was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the US》(纽约是美国冠状病毒大流行的中心)的文章,时间是在4月15号。
文章介绍了目前美国的疫情状况,根据这篇新闻报道,美国当前有5个州正处于灾难状态,有一个州即将进入灾难状态:这些州的政府可以动用自己的资源来应对疫情,包括提供紧急援助和物资等。 而这些州的州民们的生活现状如何呢? 文章介绍第一个州的时候写道: “The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in New York State has almost doubled in just one week, reaching a total of at least 20,000 on Wednesday.”“纽约州因新冠肺炎死亡人数一周之内几乎翻了一番,达到至少2万例,周三达到2万的里程碑。” 文章接着介绍第二个州:新泽西州: “New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday that his state had recorded more than 3,700 deaths caused by COVID-19, with the virus accounting for about three quarters of all the fatalities in the state so far this year.”“新泽西州州长菲利普・墨菲周二表示,该州已记录3700多人死于新冠肺炎,病毒是今年该州所有死亡人口的四分之三。”第三个州:马塞诸塞州: “In Massachusetts, hospitals reported having enough intensive care unit beds to treat critical patients, thanks in large part to space created when medical centers discharged less severe coronavirus patients back to recovery facilities. But officials warned Monday that if infection rates continue to climb, those beds could be stretched thin again in weeks.” “马萨诸塞州医院的重症监护病房有足够床位来治疗危重病人,这要感谢医疗机构将新冠肺炎病情相对较轻的患者出院,重新回到康复机构所空出的空间。但官员们周一警告称,如果感染率继续上升,这些床位可能在数周内再次紧缺。”
第四个州:伊利诺伊州: "Illinois public health officials reported Sunday that more than 8,000 people in the state have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 78 others have died as a result of it." “伊利诺伊州公共医疗保健官员周日报告称,该州目前有逾8000人新冠病毒检测呈阳性,另有78人因新冠肺炎去世。” 最后一个州:阿肯色州: “On Friday, Arkansas became the second state in the country to report 1 million cumulative coronavirus cases after the first million cases were confirmed in California. The state’s Department of Health reported an additional 64 deaths and 4,916 new infections over the past day.”
“周六,阿肯色州成为继加州之后第二个确诊累积病例达到1百万的美国州。该州的卫生部门通报称,在过去一天里又新增了64例死亡病例以及4,916例病例。”
看完这些新闻之后,我个人是很震惊的,震惊于美国政府的无能、震惊于病毒的强大和传播力、还有民众意识的淡薄。 在我们国内已经实现了清零的目标,生活逐渐回归正常;在欧洲