en-us	WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 18 March 2020
zh-cn	世卫组织总干事2020年3月18日在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)疫情媒体通报会上的讲话

en-us	Good afternoon.
zh-cn	大家下午好。 

en-us	It’s now more than a month since the last case of Ebola in DRC. If it stays that way, the outbreak will be declared over in less than a month’s time.
zh-cn	刚果民主共和国最后一例埃博拉病例已经过去一个多月了。如果这样保持下去，将在不到一个月的时间内宣布疫情结束。 

en-us	We’d like to thank all our partners for their solidarity in staying the course in the service of the people of DRC – and my special appreciation to the government and people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
zh-cn	我们要感谢所有的合作伙伴，感谢他们团结一心坚持到底，为刚果人民服务。我还要特别感谢刚果民主共和国政府和人民。 

en-us	That same spirit of solidarity must be at the centre of our efforts to defeat COVID-19.
zh-cn	我们必须发扬同样的团结精神，战胜COVID-19。 

en-us	More than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported to WHO, and more than 8000 people have lost their lives.
zh-cn	世卫组织收到20多万例COVID-19病例报告，有8000多人丧生。 

en-us	More than 80% of all cases are from two regions – the Western Pacific and Europe.
zh-cn	超过80%的病例来自西太平洋和欧洲这两个区域。 

en-us	We know that many countries now face escalating epidemics and are feeling overwhelmed.
zh-cn	我们知道，许多国家现在面临日益严重的疫情，感到力不从心。 

en-us	We hear you. We know the tremendous difficulties you face and the enormous burden you’re under. 
zh-cn	我们听到了你们的呼声，知道你们面临巨大困难，承受着巨大负担。

en-us	We understand the heart-wrenching choices you are having to make.
zh-cn	我们理解你们不得不做出的艰难抉择。

en-us	We understand that different countries and communities are in different situations, with different levels of transmission.
zh-cn	我们知道，不同的国家和社区处于不同的情况，传播程度不同。 

en-us	Every day, WHO is talking to ministers of health, heads of state, health workers, hospital managers, industry leaders, CEOs and more – to help them prepare and prioritize, according to their specific situation.
zh-cn	世卫组织每天都在与各国卫生部长、国家元首、医务工作者、医院管理人员、行业领袖、首席执行官等交谈，帮助他们根据具体情况做好准备和确定重点。 

en-us	Don’t assume your community won’t be affected. Prepare as if it will be.
zh-cn	不要以为你们的社区不会受到影响。要像会受到影响那样做好准备。 

en-us	Don’t assume you won’t be infected. Prepare as if you will be.
zh-cn	不要以为你们不会被感染。要像你们会被感染那样做好准备。 

en-us	But there is hope. There are many things all countries can do.
zh-cn	仍有希望。所有国家都有很多事情可以做。 

en-us	Physical distancing measures – like cancelling sporting events, concerts and other large gatherings – can help to slow transmission of the virus.
zh-cn	社交隔离措施，譬如取消体育赛事、音乐会和其他大型集会，有助于减缓病毒的传播。 

en-us	They can reduce the burden on the health system.
zh-cn	它们可以减轻卫生系统的负担。 

en-us	And they can help to make epidemics manageable, allowing targeted and focused measures.
zh-cn	它们有助于管控疫情，采取有的放矢和突出重点的措施。 

en-us	But to suppress and control epidemics, countries must isolate, test, treat and trace.
zh-cn	但是，为了抑制和控制流行病，各国必须隔离、检测、治疗和追踪。 

en-us	If they don’t, transmission chains can continue at a low level, then resurge once physical distancing measures are lifted.
zh-cn	如果不这样做，传播链仍会存在，病毒传播可能会维持在一个低水平，而一旦解除社交距离措施，便会迅速蔓延。 

en-us	WHO continues to recommend that isolating, testing and treating every suspected case, and tracing every contact, must be the backbone of the response in every country.
zh-cn	世卫组织仍然建议，隔离、检测和处理每个疑似病例并追踪每一个接触者，这必须成为每个国家应对措施的支柱。

en-us	This is the best hope of preventing widespread community transmission.
zh-cn	这是防止广泛社区传播的最好办法。 

en-us	Most countries with sporadic cases or clusters of cases are still in the position to do this.
zh-cn	存在零星病例或聚集病例群的大多数国家都可以这样做。 

en-us	Many countries are listening to our call and finding solutions to increase their ability to implement the full package of measures that have turned the tide in several countries.
zh-cn	许多国家听取了我们的意见，正设法提高本国执行全套措施的能力。一些国家采取这些措施后已扭转了局势。 

en-us	But we know that some countries are experiencing intense epidemics with extensive community transmission.
zh-cn	但我们知道，一些国家正在经历大规模社区传播的严重疫情。 

en-us	We understand the effort required to suppress transmission in these situations. But it can be done.
zh-cn	我们理解在这类情况下抑制传播所需要付出的努力。但这是可以做到的。 

en-us	A month ago, the Republic of Korea was faced with accelerating community transmission. But it didn’t surrender.
zh-cn	一个月前，大韩民国面临社区传播加速的问题，但它没有投降。

en-us	It educated, empowered and engaged communities;
zh-cn	韩国政府教育社区，增强了社区能力，鼓励社区参与; 

en-us	It developed an innovative testing strategy and expanded lab capacity;
zh-cn	它制定了新颖检测策略并扩大了实验室的能力; 

en-us	It rationed the use of masks;
zh-cn	它实行了口罩配给规定; 

en-us	It did exhaustive contact tracing and testing in selected areas;
zh-cn	它在特定地区进行了详尽的接触者追踪和检测工作; 

en-us	And it isolated suspected cases in designated facilities rather than hospitals or at home.
zh-cn	它在指定的机构而不是医院或家中隔离疑似病例。 

en-us	As a result, cases have been declining for weeks. At the peak there were more than 800 cases, and today the report was only 90 cases.
zh-cn	结果，数周来病例一直在下降。在高峰时期，一天曾有800多例新增病例，而今天报告只有90例。 

en-us	WHO is working in solidarity with other countries with community transmission to apply the lessons learned in Korea and elsewhere, and adapt them to the local context.
zh-cn	世卫组织正在与发生社区传播的其他国家紧密配合，汲取韩国和其他国家的经验教训，因地制宜采取应对措施。 

en-us	Likewise, WHO continues to recommend that, wherever possible, confirmed mild cases should be isolated in health facilities, where trained professionals can provide good medical care, and prevent clinical progression and onward transmission.
zh-cn	世卫组织继续建议，在可能的情况下，在医疗设施中隔离确诊的轻症病例，由训练有素的医务人员为其提供良好的医疗服务，以防临床恶化和出现继发性传播。 

en-us	If that’s not possible, countries can use community facilities to isolate and care for mild cases and refer them for specialized care quickly if needed.
zh-cn	如果无法做到这一点，国家可以使用社区设施隔离和医护轻症病例，并在必要时迅速将他们转介到专门医疗设施。 

en-us	If health facilities are at risk of being overwhelmed, people with mild disease can be cared for at home.
zh-cn	如果医疗设施面临不堪重负的风险，可以在家照护轻症患者。 

en-us	Although this is not the ideal situation, WHO has advice on our website for how home-care can be provided as safely as possible.
zh-cn	这并非理想状况。世卫组织在其网站上提供了如何尽可能安全地提供家庭护理的建议。 

en-us	WHO continues to call on all countries to implement a comprehensive approach, with the aim of slowing down transmission and flattening the curve.
zh-cn	世卫组织继续呼吁所有国家采取全面办法，减缓传播速度并使曲线平缓下来。 

en-us	This approach is saving lives and buying time for the development of vaccines and treatments.
zh-cn	全面采取措施可以拯救生命，并为开发疫苗和疗法争取时间。 

en-us	As you know, the first vaccine trial has begun, just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the virus was shared by China. This is an incredible achievement.
zh-cn	如你们所知，在中国分享病毒基因序列60天后，第一次疫苗试验已经开始。这是一项令人难以置信的成就。 

en-us	We commend the researchers around the world who have come together to systemically evaluate experimental therapeutics.
zh-cn	我们赞扬世界各地的研究人员通力开展系统评估实验疗法工作。 

en-us	Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to save lives.
zh-cn	但采用不同方法进行多项小规模试验可能无法给我们提供所需的明确有力的证据，无法证明哪些治疗方法有助于挽救生命。 

en-us	WHO and its partners are therefore organizing a study in many countries in which some of these untested treatments are compared with each other.
zh-cn	因此，世卫组织及其合作伙伴正在许多国家中组织一项研究，对一些未经测试的治疗方法进行相互比较。 

en-us	This large, international study is designed to generate the robust data we need, to show which treatments are the most effective.
zh-cn	这项大型国际研究的目的是获得我们需要的可靠数据，以显示哪些治疗方法最为有效。 

en-us	We have called this study the SOLIDARITY trial.
zh-cn	我们把这项研究称之为“团结试验项目”。 

en-us	The SOLIDARITY trial provides simplified procedures to enable even hospitals that have been overloaded to participate.
zh-cn	“团结试验项目”采用简化程序，即使超负荷的医院也能参与。 

en-us	Many countries have already confirmed that they will join the SOLIDARITY trial - Argentina, Bahrain, Canada, France, Iran, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand - and I trust many more will join.
zh-cn	许多国家已经确认将加入这项试验，其中包括阿根廷、巴林、加拿大、法国、伊朗、挪威、南非、西班牙、瑞士和泰国。我相信会有更多的国家加入进来。 

en-us	I continue to be inspired by the many demonstrations of solidarity from all over the world.
zh-cn	来自世界各地的大力支持使我深受鼓舞。 

en-us	The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund has now raised more than US$43 million from more than 173,000 individuals and organizations, a few days since we launched it. I’d especially like to thank FIFA for its contribution of US$10 million.
zh-cn	COVID-19团结应对基金在启动数日后，现已从17.3万多名个人和组织筹集到了4300多万美元。我特别要感谢国际足联捐赠了1000万美元。 

en-us	These and other efforts give me hope that together, we can and will prevail.
zh-cn	各方的努力给我们带来了希望。只要我们团结一致，就能够而且一定会取得胜利。 

en-us	This virus is presenting us with an unprecedented threat. But it’s also an unprecedented opportunity to come together as one against a common enemy – an enemy against humanity.
zh-cn	这种病毒给我们带来了前所未有的威胁。但这也是一次前所未有的机会，我们万众一心，通力对付这个共同的敌人，这个危害人类的大敌。 

en-us	I thank you.
zh-cn	谢谢大家。