en-us	The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that the US had the potential to become the global epicenter of the pandemic, citing a "very large acceleration" in coronavirus infections.
zh-cn	世界卫生组织24日表示，美国新冠肺炎确诊人数出现大幅增长，有可能成为全球新冠疫情的震中。

en-us	Nationwide, COVID-19 has infected more than 50,000 people and killed nearly 700, with more than a quarter of the deaths in New York state. 
zh-cn	目前美国新冠肺炎确诊病例超过5万例，死亡病例近700例，其中超过1/4的死亡病例发生在纽约州。

en-us	The rate of infection is now doubling every three days in New York and the worst of the outbreak, known as the apex, could arrive in 14 to 21 days, putting huge pressure on health services.
zh-cn	目前该州的感染率每三天就翻一倍，疫情可能在14至21天内达到峰值，这将给医疗服务系统带来巨大压力。

en-us	The expected need for hospital beds in the state at the peak of the outbreak has spiraled to 140,000, Cuomo said, compared with 110,000 previously projected. 
zh-cn	科莫说，疫情最高峰时纽约州预计将需要14万张病床，高于早前预期的11万张。

en-us	Only 53,000 beds are said to be available now.
zh-cn	目前该州仅有5.3万张病床。