en-us	UN Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock today released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus. 
zh-cn	联合国人道主义事务负责人马克·洛科克今天从中央应急基金中拨款1500万美元，用于资助全球遏制2019冠状病毒病的努力。 

en-us	The announcement came as the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to "very high" – its top level of risk assessment. 
zh-cn	在发表该声明的同时，世界卫生组织（世卫组织）将冠状病毒疫情的全球风险提升至了“非常高”这一风险评估的最高级别。

en-us	The WHO has said there is still a chance of containing the virus if its chain of transmission is broken. 
zh-cn	世卫组织表示，只要切断病毒传播链，仍有机会控制住该病毒。 

en-us	The sudden increases of cases in Italy, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Korea are deeply concerning. 
zh-cn	意大利、伊朗伊斯兰共和国和大韩民国病例的突然增加令人深感关切。

en-us	There are now cases linked to Iran in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman, along with cases linked to Italy in Algeria, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. 
zh-cn	目前巴林、伊拉克、科威特和阿曼存在与伊朗有关联的病例，而阿尔及利亚、奥地利、克罗地亚、德国、西班牙和瑞士则存在与意大利有关联的病例。 

en-us	The UN funding has been released to the WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It will fund essential activities including monitoring the spread of the virus, investigating cases, and the operation of national laboratories. 
zh-cn	联合国的资金已经发放给世卫组织和联合国儿童基金会（儿基会），将用于资助开展一系列必要活动，包括监测病毒传播、调查病例和支持国家实验室的运作。 

en-us	The WHO has called for US$675 million to fund the fight against coronavirus. 
zh-cn	世卫组织曾呼吁提供6.75亿美元用于抗击冠状病毒疫情。

en-us	There is a window of opportunity to contain the spread of the virus if countries take robust measures to detect cases early, isolate and care for patients, and trace contacts. 
zh-cn	如果各国采取强有力的措施，及早发现病例，隔离和护理患者，并追踪接触者，就有机会遏制病毒的传播。 

en-us	Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock said: “We do not yet see evidence that the virus is spreading freely. 
zh-cn	紧急救济协调员兼主管人道主义事务的副秘书长马克·洛科克说：“我们还没有看到病毒肆意传播的证据。

en-us	As long as that’s the case, we still have a chance of containing it. 
zh-cn	只要这种情况维持下去，我们就仍有机会阻止疫情蔓延。 

en-us	“But swift and robust action must be taken to detect cases early, isolate and care for patients, and trace contacts. 
zh-cn	“但必须采取迅速和强有力的措施，及早发现病例，隔离和护理患者，并追踪接触者。

en-us	We must act now to stop this virus from putting more lives at risk. 
zh-cn	我们必须立即行动起来，阻止这一病毒危及更多人的生命。 

en-us	“This grant from the UN’s Emergency Fund will help countries with fragile health systems boost their detection and response operations. 
zh-cn	“这笔联合国应急基金拨款将支持卫生系统薄弱的国家，加强其发现和应对工作的力度。

en-us	It has the potential to save the lives of millions of vulnerable people.” 
zh-cn	这将可能挽救数百万脆弱人口的生命。” 

en-us	This is a critical juncture in the outbreak. 
zh-cn	目前是疫情的关键时刻。

en-us	The focus is on containing COVID-19 by strengthening surveillance, conducting thorough outbreak investigations to identify contacts and applying appropriate measures to prevent further spread. 
zh-cn	重点是要遏制2019冠状病毒病，为此必须加强监测、开展彻底的疫情调查以确定接触者并采取适当措施防止进一步传播。 

en-us	Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said: “The potential spread of the virus to countries with weaker health systems is one of our biggest concerns. 
zh-cn	世卫组织总干事谭德塞说：“我们最大的担忧之一就是病毒可能向卫生系统薄弱的国家传播。

en-us	These funds will help support these countries get ready for detecting and isolating cases, protecting their health workers, and treating patients with dignity and appropriate care. 
zh-cn	这些资金将有助于支持这些国家做好检测和隔离病例的准备，保护其医务工作者，并为患者提供有尊严的治疗和适当护理。

en-us	This will help us save lives and push back the virus” 
zh-cn	这将帮助我们挽救生命并击退该病毒。” 

en-us	UNICEF is leading on preventative actions in communities across the affected countries with risk communication, providing hygiene and medical kits to schools and health clinics and monitoring the impact of the outbreak to support continuity of care, education and social services. 
zh-cn	儿基会在受影响各国的社区带头采取预防行动，包括进行风险沟通，向学校和诊所提供卫生和医疗用品包，并监测疫情的影响，以支持医护、教育和社会服务的连续性。 

en-us	“At this pivotal moment, every effort must be made to push back against the outbreak,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. 
zh-cn	儿基会执行主任亨丽埃塔·福尔说：“在这个关键的时刻，我们必须尽一切努力抗击疫情。

en-us	“These crucial funds will support our global efforts to bolster weaker health systems and inform children, pregnant women and families about how to protect themselves.” 
zh-cn	这些资金至关重要，将支持全球努力加强薄弱的卫生系统，并让儿童、孕妇和家庭了解保护自己的方法。” 

en-us	Since it was launched in 2006, CERF has provided more than $6 billion to over 100 countries and helped hundreds of millions of people.
zh-cn	中央应急基金自2006年启动以来，已向100多个国家提供了60多亿美元，帮助了无数人。 