zh-cn	非洲联盟和非洲疾控中心组织的关于COVID-19的部长级紧急会议
en-us	Emergency Ministerial meeting on COVID-19 organized by the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

zh-cn	2020年2月22日
en-us	22 February 2020

zh-cn	非洲联盟委员会主席Moussa Faki Mahamat先生阁下、Amira El Fadil专员、 
en-us	Your Excellency Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Commissioner Amira El Fadil,  

zh-cn	世卫组织非洲区域主任Matshidiso Moeti博士和John Nkengasong主任，
en-us	WHO Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti and Director John Nkengasong,

zh-cn	各位阁下，亲爱的同事们，朋友们：
en-us	Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,

zh-cn	大家早上好，感谢你们今天给我机会向你们介绍情况，也感谢你们主动组织这次活动。
en-us	First of all, I would like to say good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to brief you today and thank you also for the initiative in organizing this event.

zh-cn	很难相信就在52天前，世卫组织驻华办事处接到通知说武汉市出现了聚集性不明原因肺炎病例。
en-us	It’s hard to believe that only 52 days ago, WHO’s country office in China was notified of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan city.

zh-cn	仅仅过了七周，这一疫情就引起了全世界的关注，这是理所当然的， 
en-us	In just seven weeks, this outbreak has captured the world’s attention, and rightly so,  

zh-cn	因为该疫情有可能导致严重的政治、社会和经济动荡。
en-us	because it has the potential to cause severe political, social and economic upheaval.  

zh-cn	正如你们所知，由于在中国境外看到了人际传播迹象，在首次报告病例后的一个月内世卫组织宣布了国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。 
en-us	As you know, WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern within a month after the first reported cases, as a result of the signs of human-to-human transmission we saw outside China. 

zh-cn	我们主要担心的是这种病毒会传播到卫生系统较为薄弱的国家，例如非洲国家。
en-us	 And because of the major concerns we had that this virus could spread to countries with weaker health systems such as in our continent.

zh-cn	中国现在向世卫组织报告了75569例病例，2239例死亡。
en-us	China has now reported 75,569 cases to WHO, including 2239 deaths.

zh-cn	来自中国的数据显示新病例在不断下降。 
en-us	The data from China continue to show a decline in new cases. 

zh-cn	这是个好消息，但必须审慎解读。 
en-us	This is welcome news, but it must be interpreted very cautiously. 

zh-cn	现在就对此次疫情作出预测还为时过早。
en-us	It’s far too early to make predictions about this outbreak.

zh-cn	在中国境外，现在26个国家有1200例病例，其中8例死亡。 
en-us	Outside China, there are now 1200 cases in 26 countries, with 8 deaths. 

zh-cn	正如你们所知，非洲大陆在埃及已有一例确诊病例。
en-us	 As you know, there is one confirmed case on the African continent, in Egypt.

zh-cn	几个非洲国家已经对疑似COVID-19病例进行了检测，但幸运的是，检测结果均为阴性。
en-us	Several African countries have tested suspected cases of COVID-19, but fortunately they have been found negative. 

zh-cn	尽管中国境外的病例总数仍然相对较少， 
en-us	Although the total number of cases outside China remains relatively small,  

zh-cn	但我们关注的是有些病例没有明确的流行病学联系， 
en-us	we are concerned about the number of cases with no clear epidemiological link,  

zh-cn	例如到中国的旅行史或与确诊病例存有接触。
en-us	such as travel history to China or contact with a confirmed case.

zh-cn	我们特别关注伊朗伊斯兰共和国境内病例的上升情况，仅在过去两天里，伊朗就出现了18例病例，4例死亡。
en-us	We are especially concerned about the increase in cases in the Islamic Republic of Iran, where there are now 18 cases and four deaths in just the past two days. 

zh-cn	世卫组织向伊朗提供了检测包， 
en-us	WHO has supplied testing kits to Iran,  

zh-cn	我们将在未来几天和几周内继续提供进一步支持。 
en-us	and we will continue to provide further support in the coming days and weeks. 

zh-cn	韩国和意大利昨天报告的情况也令人关注，我们不知道这种病毒目前是如何传播到世界其它地区的。 
en-us	What has been reported from South Korea and Italy yesterday is also a matter of concern and how the virus is now spreading to other parts of the world. 

zh-cn	但除此之外，正如我早些时候在新闻发布会上所说的，机会之窗正在关闭。 
en-us	But in addition to that, as I said earlier in my press conference, the window of opportunity is narrowing. 

zh-cn	我希望，此次会议将有助于我们作为一个大陆团结起来，共同抗击这一病毒。
en-us	This meeting, I hope, will help us come together as a continent in attacking this virus. 

zh-cn	正如你们所知，一个由世卫组织牵头的国际专家组——包括尼日利亚疾控中心的一名代表， 
en-us	As you know, a WHO-led international team of experts – including a representative from the Nigerian CDC, 

zh-cn	我们的同事Chikwe Ihekweazu——在过去的一周内已经在中国实地考察了三个省，今天正前往武汉的疫情中心。
en-us	 our colleague Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been on the ground in China for the past week, visiting three provinces, and is today traveling to the epicenter in Wuhan. 

zh-cn	随着时间一天天过去，我们对这种病毒及其引起的疾病的了解一点点增多。
en-us	With every day that passes, we know a little bit more about this virus, and the disease it causes.

zh-cn	我们知道超过80%的患者是轻症，将会康复。
en-us	We know that more than 80% of patients have mild disease and will recover.

zh-cn	但其余20%的患者是重症或危重型，症状包括气短、感染性休克和多器官功能衰竭。 
en-us	But the other 20% of patients have severe or critical disease, ranging from shortness of breath to septic shock and multi-organ failure. 

zh-cn	这些患者需要使用呼吸支持机器等设备进行重症特别护理， 
en-us	These patients require intensive care, using equipment such as respiratory support machines that are,  

zh-cn	正如你们所知，在许多非洲国家，这些设备供应不足。这一点令人担忧。
en-us	as you know, in short supply in many African countries. And that’s a cause for concern.

zh-cn	在2%的报告病例中，病毒是致命的，并且患者年龄越大死亡风险越高，基础性疾病也会加大死亡风险。
en-us	In 2% of reported cases, the virus is fatal, and the risk of death increases the older a patient is, and with underlying health conditions. 

zh-cn	我们看到儿童中的病例相对较少。
en-us	We see relatively few cases among children. More research, of course, is needed to understand why.

zh-cn	当然，要弄清其中的缘由需要开展更多研究。
en-us	Our biggest concern continues to be the potential for COVID-19 to spread in countries with weaker health systems. 

zh-cn	我们最大的担忧仍然是COVID-19有可能在卫生系统较为薄弱的国家传播。我之前说过，我们的非洲区域办事处正在与非洲疾控中心开展合作—— 
en-us	And I said earlier, our Africa regional office in partnership with the Africa CDC --  

zh-cn	我们正在努力帮助非洲国家为可能到来的病毒做好准备。
en-us	we’re working hard to prepare countries in Africa for the potential arrival of the virus.

zh-cn	你们知道，正如我的好姐妹Tshidi之前指出的那样， 
en-us	We have just appointed, as you know -- and as my sister Tshidi already indicated earlier  

zh-cn	我们刚刚任命非洲疾控中心主任John Nkengasong博士和马里疫苗开发中心主任Samba Sow教授担任COVID-19问题特使， 
en-us	-- Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa CDC, and Professor Samba Sow, Director-General of the Center for Vaccine Development in Mali, as special envoys on COVID-19,  

zh-cn	负责在非洲提供战略性建议以及高级别政治倡导和参与。
en-us	to provide strategic advice and high-level political advocacy and engagement in Africa. 

zh-cn	我们还公布了一项战略防范和应对计划，呼吁提供6.75亿美元来支持各国，尤其是那些最为脆弱的国家。
en-us	We’ve also published a Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, with a call for US$675 million to support countries, especially those which are most vulnerable. 

zh-cn	世卫组织已经确定了非洲的13个重点国家，因为它们与中国有直接联系或与中国有大量人员往来。
en-us	WHO has identified 13 priority countries in Africa because of their direct links to China or their high volume of travel with China. 

zh-cn	正如我的好姐妹Tshidi所说，越来越多的非洲国家现在能够用世卫组织提供的实验室检测包检测COVID-19， 
en-us	As my sister Tshidi said, an increasing number of African countries are now able to test for COVID-19 with laboratory test kits supplied by WHO,  

zh-cn	而几周前只有一个国家能够这么做。
en-us	compared with only one just a couple of weeks ago.

zh-cn	包括刚果民主共和国在内的一些非洲国家也在利用它们为检测埃博拉病毒建立的能力来检测COVID-19。 
en-us	Some countries in Africa, including DRC, are also leveraging the capacity they have built up to test for Ebola, to test for COVID-19. 

zh-cn	这是一个很好的例子，说明了投资于卫生系统如何能为卫生安全带来好处。
en-us	This is a great example of how investing in health systems can pay dividends for health security.

zh-cn	我们还向几个非洲国家运送了3万多套个人防护装备， 
en-us	We have also shipped more than 30,000 sets of personal protective equipment to several countries in Africa,  

zh-cn	未来几周内我们准备再向19个国家运送近60 000套装备。
en-us	and we’re ready to ship almost 60,000 more sets to 19 countries in the coming weeks. 

zh-cn	我们正与个人防护装备制造商合作，解决口罩、手套、隔离衣及其它个人防护装备市场极度混乱的问题， 
en-us	We’re working with manufacturers of personal protective equipment to address the severe disruption in the market for masks, gloves, gowns and other PPE,  

zh-cn	以确保我们能够保护卫生工作者。
en-us	to ensure we can protect health workers.

zh-cn	在过去的一个月，大约1.1万名非洲卫生工作者接受了世卫组织关于COVID-19的在线课程的培训， 
en-us	During the past month about 11,000 African health workers have been trained using WHO’s online courses on COVID-19,  

zh-cn	该课程在OpenWHO.org上以英语、法语和其它语言免费提供。
en-us	which are available free of charge in English, French and other languages at OpenWHO.org. 

zh-cn	我们还就如何进行筛查、检测、接触者追踪和治疗向各国提供建议。
en-us	We’re also providing advice to countries on how to do screening, testing, contact tracing and treatment.

zh-cn	上周，我们召集了国际研究界人士来确定研究重点， 
en-us	Last week we brought the international research community together to identify research priorities,  

zh-cn	尤其是在诊断工具、治疗方法和疫苗领域。
en-us	especially in the areas of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. 

zh-cn	两周前，我向联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯通报了情况， 
en-us	Two weeks ago, I briefed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,  

zh-cn	我们同意启动由迈克·瑞安博士领导的联合国危机管理小组， 
en-us	and we agreed to activate the United Nations Crisis Management Team, led by Dr Mike Ryan,  

zh-cn	以便世卫组织能够把重点放在卫生应对措施上，同时其它机构也将它们的专业知识用于应对疫情的社会、经济和发展影响。
en-us	to enable WHO to focus on the health response while other agencies bring their expertise to bear on the social, economic and developmental implications of the outbreak. 

zh-cn	我们还与世界各地的联合国驻地协调员举行了两次电话会议， 
en-us	We have also held two calls with UN resident coordinators all over the world,  

zh-cn	让他们了解他们可以采取哪些行动来帮助国家做好准备，并确保联合国系统作为一个整体开展工作。
en-us	to brief them on the actions they can take to prepare their countries and ensure the United Nations system is working as one. 

zh-cn	各位阁下、部长们，我希望你们与联合国驻地协调员和世卫组织代表合作，以非常协调的方式在国家一级作出反应。
en-us	And I hope, your excellencies, ministers, that you will work with our resident coordinators and WHO representatives to respond in a very coordinated fashion at country level.

zh-cn	病毒在中国境外传播的迹象越来越多，表明我们遏制这种病毒的机会之窗正在关闭。
en-us	The increasing signs of transmission outside China show that the window of opportunity we have for containing this virus is narrowing. 

zh-cn	我们呼吁所有国家紧急投资于防范工作。
en-us	We are calling on all countries to invest urgently in preparedness. 

zh-cn	我们必须利用我们拥有的机会之窗，怀着紧迫感应对病毒的暴发。
en-us	We have to take advantage of the window of opportunity we have, to attack  the virus outbreak with a sense of urgency.

zh-cn	感谢大家对这个问题的关注。 
en-us	Thank you all for your attention to this issue. 

zh-cn	我向你们保证，世卫组织致力于与所有非洲国家合作，尽我们所能预防病毒传播，尽早发现病例并进行治疗。
en-us	I assure you that WHO is committed to working with all African countries to do everything we can to prevent transmission and detect and treat cases as early as possible.

zh-cn	我想和我的好姐妹Amira一起呼吁你们批准针对非洲药品管理局的决议， 
en-us	I would like to join my sister Amira in calling you to ratify the resolution for the Africa Medicines Agency,  

zh-cn	并和我的好姐妹Tshidi一起邀请你们参加3月份关于外交和卫生安全的马拉喀什会议，这将是一个非常重要的会议，并且涉及我们现在正在做的工作。 
en-us	and also join my sister Tshidi in inviting you to attend the Marrakech meeting on diplomacy and health security in March, which will be very important and part of what we are doing now. 

zh-cn	（当然，会议是早就计划好的，但是考虑到现在正在发生的事，其意义十分重大。） 
en-us	(Of course, it was planned long ago, but very relevant considering what’s happening now.)  

zh-cn	我真的很高兴看到目标轮廓清晰——这就是John所说的今天会议的成果。 
en-us	And I’m really glad to see the clarity of the outline on the objectives -- the outcome of the meeting today from John. 

zh-cn	我们很乐意根据此次会议的成果，以任何可能的方式帮助非洲大陆的所有国家。 
en-us	And we would be happy to help all countries in the continent, in any way possible, based on the outcome of your meeting. 

zh-cn	我在日内瓦总部祝愿你们的会议取得成功，也祝一切顺利。
en-us	 So, I wish you successful deliberations and all the very best from Geneva, the headquarters.  

zh-cn	谢谢大家。
en-us	Thank you.