en-us	Privately compiled data shows Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents now account for more than half of all fatalities in 14 states, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. 
zh-cn	根据凯撒家庭基金会的数据，养老院老人新冠肺炎死亡数如今在美国14个州都占到了全州死亡病例的一半以上。

en-us	Only 33 states report nursing home-related deaths. 
zh-cn	只有33个州报告了养老院新冠肺炎死亡病例。 

en-us	Despite early warnings that nursing homes were vulnerable to Covid-19, because of group living settings and the age of residents, the federal government is only beginning to gather national data. 
zh-cn	尽管早前就有警告称，由于群体居住环境和年龄问题，养老院的老人很容易感染新冠肺炎，但联邦政府才刚刚开始收集全国的数据。 

en-us	In Connecticut, 194 of 216 nursing homes have had at least one Covid-19 case.  
zh-cn	在康涅狄格州，216家养老院中有194家至少有一例新冠肺炎确诊病例。 

en-us	Nearly half the Covid-19 deaths in the state have been of nursing home residents.  
zh-cn	该州近半数的新冠肺炎死亡病例是养老院的老人。 

en-us	The proportion is higher elsewhere. 
zh-cn	其他地方的比例更高。

en-us	In New Hampshire, 72% of deaths have been nursing home residents. 
zh-cn	在新罕布什尔州，72%的新馆肺炎死亡患 者是养老院的老人。 

en-us	Parikh said limited testing and a lack of personal protective equipment such as masks hampered efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 in care homes.  
zh-cn	帕里克说，检测数量有限、口罩等个人防护设备缺乏，这些都阻碍了在养老院遏制新冠肺炎传播的工作。  

en-us	Due to limited testing capacity, most state nursing homes are still only able to test residents with symptoms, even though the disease is known to spread asymptomatically. 
zh-cn	由于检测能力有限，尽管人们知道新冠肺炎可以无症状传播，大多数州的养老院仍然只能对有症状的老人进行检测。 

en-us	“What I would like to see is the ability to test the entire nursing homes,” Parikh said.  
zh-cn	帕里克说：我希望看到的是可以对所有养老院的老人进行检测。 

en-us	“This symptomatic approach is just not cutting it.  
zh-cn	这种检测出现症状者的方法并不能阻断传播。 

en-us	Many states, including Connecticut, are starting to move in that direction ... but I hope it becomes a national effort.” 
zh-cn	包括康涅狄格在内的许多州正开始朝这个方向努力，但我希望这能成为一项全国性的做法。 

en-us	Fifteen states have moved to shield nursing homes from lawsuits, according to Modern Healthcare. 
zh-cn	根据《现代医疗保健》，15个州已经采取行动保护养老院免受诉讼。 

en-us	Nursing home residents were among the first known cases of Covid-19 in the US.  
zh-cn	美国第一批已知的部分新冠确诊病例就出现在养老院。 

en-us	In mid-February in suburban Kirkland, Washington, 80 of 130 residents in one facility were sickened by an unknown respiratory illness, later identified as Covid-19. 
zh-cn	2月中旬，在华盛顿州柯克兰的郊区，一家养老院内130名老人中有80人感染了一种未知的呼吸道疾病，之后被确诊为新冠肺炎。 

en-us	Statistics from Kirkland now appear to tell the national story.  
zh-cn	来自柯克兰的统计数字现在似乎说明了美国的情况。 

en-us	Of 129 staff members, visitors and residents who got sick, all but one of the 22 who died were older residents, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
zh-cn	根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，在129名员工、到访者和生病的老人中，22名死者中除了一人以外，其他都是年龄较大的老人。 

en-us	By early March, most Covid-19 deaths in the US could still be traced to Kirkland. 
zh-cn	截至3月初，美国大多数新冠肺炎死亡病例仍可追溯至柯克兰。 

en-us	“One thing stands out as the virus spreads throughout the United States: nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are ground zero,” wrote Dr Tom Frieden, the former head of the CDC, for CNN on 8 March. 
zh-cn	3月8日，美国疾病控制与预防中心前负责人汤姆·弗里登博士在接受美国有限电视新闻网采访时写道：随着病毒在美国的传播，有一件事格外引人注目：养老院和其他长期护理机构是暴发中心。 

en-us	That day, Frieden called on federal authorities to ban visitors from nursing homes.  
zh-cn	当天，弗里登呼吁联邦当局禁止人们到访养老院。 

en-us	US authorities announced new measures to protect residents several days later. 
zh-cn	几天后，美国当局宣布了保护养老院老人的新措施。 

en-us	The CDC investigation into Kirkland was released on 18 March. 
zh-cn	美国疾病控制与预防中心对柯克兰的调查结果于3月18日公布。 

en-us	It contained another warning: “Substantial morbidity and mortality might be averted if all long-term care facilities take steps now to prevent exposure of their residents to Covid-19.” 
zh-cn	报告中还提出了另一个警告：如果所有长期护理机构现在都采取措施，防止老人感染新冠肺炎，就可能避免大量老人发病和死亡。 

en-us	“This is really decimating state after state,” said Parikh. 
zh-cn	帕里克说：这真是一个州接一个州的大批死亡。

en-us	“We have to have a very rapid shift [of focus] to the nursing homes, the veteran homes ... 
zh-cn	我们必须非常迅速地把注意力转移到养老院和老年护理机构。

en-us	Covid will be with us for many months.”
zh-cn	新冠肺炎疫情还将持续好几个月。