zh-cn	1、COVID-19对这个地区产生了什么影响？ 
en-us	1. How is COVID-19 affecting the region? 

zh-cn	截至目前已有31个国家和12个地区报告病例近5464例，67人死亡，在过去的72小时内增长了120%。
en-us	So far, 31 countries and 12 territories have reported nearly 5,464 cases and 67 deaths, with a 120 percent increase in the last 72 hours. 

zh-cn	巴西、智利、秘鲁、厄瓜多尔和巴拿马报告的病例数最多，其中一些国家关闭了边界并宣布进入紧急状态。 
en-us	Brazil, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Panama are reporting the highest number of cases, and some of them have closed borders and declared a state of emergency. 

zh-cn	COVID-19已对旅游业、贸易和生产力产生了负面影响。
en-us	COVID-19 has already had a negative impact on tourism, trade, and productivity. 

zh-cn	作为回应，拉丁美洲国家已在准备采取我们在世界其他地区所看到的严厉而代价高昂的措施。
en-us	To respond, Latin American countries are already preparing for drastic and costly measures that we have seen in other parts of the world. 

zh-cn	有些国家正在考虑有可能带来长期的社会和经济影响的预防措施，例如关闭学校和国境。 
en-us	Some are considering precautions that could have social and economic impacts in the long term, such as school and border closures. 

zh-cn	与此同时，这个疾病的出现迫使各国政府重新审查卫生系统的公共投资水平，以及确保对公共卫生、包括预防和健康促进进行充分投资的必要性。 
en-us	At the same time, the arrival of the disease has forced governments to review the level of public investment in their health systems, and the need to ensure adequate investments in public health, including prevention and health promotion. 

zh-cn	2、大流行带来的最大挑战是什么？ 
en-us	2. What are the biggest challenges the pandemic poses? 

zh-cn	主要挑战来自这个疾病的不可预测性。
en-us	The main challenges come from the unpredictability of the disease. 

zh-cn	目前还不清楚南半球气温下降和大量学童返校将会带来什么影响。
en-us	It’s unclear how it will be affected by decreasing temperatures and the return to school of millions of children in the Southern Hemisphere. 

zh-cn	到目前为止，70岁及以上的老年人和已有基础疾病的人死亡率尤其高。
en-us	So far, mortality rates are especially high for those aged 70 and older, and for those with pre-existing conditions. 

zh-cn	尽管年轻人发生并发症的风险较低，但重要的是预防工作应针对全体人民以减少传播。 
en-us	Although younger populations are at lower risk of complications, it is important that prevention campaigns target the whole population to reduce transmission. 

zh-cn	此外，COVID-19对我们的卫生系统是否有能力应对大量需要医疗服务的患者构成了挑战，而且是在多国爆发登革热医院不堪重负的情况下。
en-us	Also, COVID-19 challenges our health systems’ capacity to respond to an extraordinary number of patients needing similar services. It comes on top of a dengue outbreak in several countries with already burdened hospital capacity. 

zh-cn	不仅医院已不堪重负，其他护理或支持领域也同样如此，例如医疗物资供应和劳动力枯竭。 
en-us	Not only are hospitals overwhelmed, but so are other areas of care or support, such as the availability of medical supplies and an exhausted workforce. 

zh-cn	3、世界银行如何解决这些问题？世行在和哪些机构合作？ 
en-us	3. How is the World Bank addressing these issues? Who is the Bank working with? 

zh-cn	世界银行团队与成员国保持联系以解决任何援助请求，并根据需要提供技术支持。
en-us	World Bank teams are in touch with member countries to address any requests for assistance and offer technical support as needed. 

zh-cn	世行正在整个地区范围内与泛美卫生组织进行协调，以确保这两家机构能够高效和协调地为各国提高资源。 
en-us	Across the region, the Bank is coordinating with the Pan-American Health Organization to ensure that the two organizations’ resources are available to countries in an efficient and coordinated manner. 

zh-cn	实际上，我们正在与拉美加勒比地区各国一起努力保护人民。 
en-us	In practical terms, we are working very hard with the region’s countries to protect the population. 

zh-cn	3月17日，世界银行和国际金融公司董事会批准了总额为140亿美元的快速融资方案，协助各国和企业预防、发现和应对COVID-19蔓延。
en-us	On March 17, the Boards of the World Bank and IFC approved a $14 billion fast-track facility to assist countries and companies in their efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to the spread of COVID-19. 

zh-cn	这个基金是一项全球性的努力，在我们地区将扩大到卫生部门之外，支持各国经济并以弱势人群为重点。
en-us	This fund is a global effort, and in our region it will expand beyond the health sector and support countries’ economies with a focus on the most vulnerable people. 

zh-cn	在大流行之前全球经济业已疲软，COVID-19对于我们地区各经济体无疑更是雪上加霜，而复苏需要我们全体的共同努力。 
en-us	The global economy was already sluggish before the pandemic hit. Definitely, COVID-19 will place our region’s economies in a more difficult situation, and recovery will require a communal and integrated effort. 

zh-cn	4、世行对此类危机采取的更长期的做法是什么？ 
en-us	4. What is the Bank’s longer-term approach to such crises? 

zh-cn	世行正在帮助各国减轻COVID-19的影响，同时也增强各国应对未来任何卫生危机的能力。
en-us	The Bank is helping countries mitigate the impact of COVID-19 but also build their capacity to be ready for any future health crisis. 

zh-cn	我们力求通过更强大、更具韧性的卫生系统使投资具有可持续性。
en-us	We seek to make the investment sustainable through stronger and more resilient health systems. 

zh-cn	我们希望帮助各国预防、防范、发现和应对有可能成为流行病、新发传染病和大流行的疾病并从中恢复。
en-us	We would like to help countries prevent, prepare, detect, respond to, and recover from diseases that have endemic, emerging, and pandemic potential. 

zh-cn	重点包括抗菌素耐药性以及疾病与其他条件的相互作用。 
en-us	The focus includes antimicrobial resistance, and how diseases interact with other conditions. 

zh-cn	我们正在与世界卫生组织及泛美卫生组织密切合作，以确保关于紧急状态的国际法规得到改善；这包括有助于各国防范突发卫生事件的13个领域。
en-us	We are working closely with WHOPAHO to ensure that the international regulations for emergencies improve; this includes 13 areas that help prepare countries for health emergencies. 

zh-cn	我们从以往的健康危机中获得并已用于应对COVID-19的一个明确的启示是，需要强有力的协作和更紧密的合作伙伴关系，以支持整个地区的行动。
en-us	One clear lesson from earlier health crises that we’re already applying to COVID-19 is the need for strong collaboration and closer partnership to support actions across the region.