zh-cn	为什么新冠病毒检测对疫情防控非常重要？ 
en-us	Why is testing so important for fighting COVID-19? 

zh-cn	高效及时完成病毒检测是推动落实早发现、早报告、早隔离、早治疗的重要基础，直接关系到疫情防控成效。
en-us	Efficient and timely virus testing is a crucial prerequisite for early identification, reporting, isolation, diagnosis and treatment. Testing casts direct impact on the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control. 

zh-cn	世卫组织总干事谭德塞3月16日在日内瓦举行的新闻发布会上也表示，“我们向所有国家传递的是一条简单的信息，检测、检测、检测，检测每一个疑似病例。” 
en-us	WHO has called on all countries to ramp up testing programs. Dr. Tedros, Director-General of WHO, made it clear at the media briefing in Geneva on March 16, “We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test. Test every suspected case.” 

zh-cn	一是通过病毒检测尽早发现传染源，利于有的放矢统筹疫情防控布局。
en-us	First, testing helps identify sources of infection and facilitates overall and targeted planning of epidemic prevention and control. 

zh-cn	发现传染源是传染病防控的前提基础，而病毒检测是其中的主要手段。
en-us	Testing being one of the main means, identifying sources of infection is the precondition and basis of infectious disease prevention and control. 

zh-cn	目前中国通过对潜在人群进行病毒检测锁定确诊感染者，据此针对性布控进行流行病学调查，追踪密切接触者，并对其实行隔离管理、病毒检测等一系列措施，有效阻止了疫情进一步蔓延。 
en-us	China tested potential infectors to identify confirmed cases. On this basis, China adopted a series of measures including conducting targeted epidemiological investigation, tracing close contacts, as well as quarantining and testing close contacts. These have effectively prevented further spread of the epidemic. 

zh-cn	二是通过病毒检测做到及时诊断，利于早诊早治提高治愈率、降低病亡率。
en-us	Second, testing helps with timely diagnosis and facilitates early treatment to raise the cure rate and reduce the fatality rate. 

zh-cn	病毒检测是新冠肺炎的重要诊断标准。
en-us	Virus test is an important diagnostic criterion for COVID-19. 

zh-cn	让患者获得及时病毒检测缩短诊断时间，同时保障他们得到早诊早治是提高治愈率、降低病亡率的关键举措。
en-us	Timely virus tests shorten diagnosis time and guarantee early diagnosis and treatment, thus being a key measure to raise the cure rate and reduce the fatality rate. 

zh-cn	根据国家卫生健康委统计，通过早诊早治以及收治以后对轻症病人的连续观察等因素，武汉的重症占比从初期的38%下降到2月17日的18%。 
en-us	According to the statistics of the National Health Commission, the proportion of severe cases in Wuhan dropped from 38% in the early stage to 18% on February 17 through early diagnosis and treatment and continuous observation of mild patients after admission. 

zh-cn	三是通过病毒检测实现有效分流，利于患者其他疾病的及时诊治。
en-us	Third, testing helps categorize patients and facilitates timely diagnosis and treatment of other diseases. 

zh-cn	新冠肺炎初期的症状与流感等其他很多疾病症状类似，很容易引起错误判断。
en-us	The initial symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to those of many other diseases such as influenza, which can easily lead to misjudgments. 

zh-cn	通过对这些病人进行新冠病毒检测，筛查类似症状疾病患者，明确排除新冠肺炎，也能帮助患者其他疾病得到及时针对性治疗。 
en-us	Through testing and screening, patients with other diseases can be excluded and receive timely and targeted treatment. 

zh-cn	实践表明，通过多种方式实现快速低成本检测，为中国争取疫情防控主动权提供了坚实保障。
en-us	Practice has shown that rapid and low-cost testing through various ways greatly helped the epidemic prevention and control in China. 

zh-cn	新冠病毒感染性极强，早一点出检测结果就少一分传播风险，疫情防控就会更加主动。
en-us	The novel coronavirus is highly infectious and early testing results help reduce the risk of transmission. 

zh-cn	经过多方努力，中国的新冠病毒检测能力与效率迅速提升。
en-us	Through various efforts, China has rapidly improved its capacity and efficiency in novel coronavirus testing. 

zh-cn	湖北饱和状态下日检测能力最高可达万人份，最快两小时就能得到核酸检验结果。
en-us	Hubei province can test up to 10,000 people per day under full working capacity. The nucleic acid test (NCT) results can be obtained within about two hours. 

zh-cn	同时，中国政府积极保障潜在人群低成本获得检测。
en-us	At the same time, measures were taken to guarantee low-cost access to testing for potential infectors. 

zh-cn	尽管国家没有明确统一的检测费用标准，各省市均将相关检测纳入财政支持和医保报销。
en-us	Despite the lack of a clear and unified standard of testing fees nationwide, all provinces and municipalities in China have incorporated testing costs into financial support and medical insurance reimbursement. 

zh-cn	例如，湖南规定公立医院核酸检测费用为每人次160元，由财政支持不得向患者收取，私立医院不高于这一标准。
en-us	For example, Hunan province stipulated that the cost of nucleic acid testing in public hospitals shall be 160 yuan per person and paid by the government and that private hospitals shall not charge more than 160.