新闻周刊:41个州新冠病毒检测力度不满足放宽社交距离措施(1)

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来自美国

41 States Are Not Doing Enough Testing to Relax Social Distancing Measures, New Analysis Shows

新的分析显示，41个州新冠病毒检测力度不满足放宽社交距离措施

By Emily Czachor

作者：艾米莉·查科尔

Most United States regions are not conducting enough diagnostic tests to begin easing social distancing restrictions¹ in place amid the new coronavirus outbreak, according to a new report published on Thursday.

周四发布的一项新的报告显示，在新冠状病毒爆发期间，大多数美国地区没有进行足够的诊断测试，不满足开始放宽社交距离限制。

The report, which combines analysis from National Public Radio (NPR) as well as the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI),

该报告结合了美国国家公共广播电台以及哈佛全球健康研究所的分析，

compared each U.S. state's current testing capacity with target figures determined² by HGHI's recent study.

将美国各州现有的测试能力与据哈佛全球健康研究所近期研究的目标数据进行了对比。

Harvard's data, originally published April 27 and amended³ in collaboration⁴ with NPR on Thursday,

哈佛的数据，最初于4月27日发布，并在周四与美国国家公共广播电台合作进行修订，

established state-specific diagnostic testing goals by weighing individual outbreak curves against actual tests conducted daily and adjusting based on population.

通过衡量个体爆发曲线与每天实际进行的测试，以及根据人口进行调整，建立了特定州的诊断测试目标。

The study's latest version suggested less than 20 percent of U.S. states have met or exceeded a testing threshold sufficient to relax social distance measures.

该研究的最新版本表明美国只有不到20%的州达到或超过了足以放宽社交距离措施的测试门槛。

As NPR noted⁵, Thursday's report noted those states—North Dakota, Utah, Tennessee, Wyoming, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska, West Virginia and Oregon—are among the nation's largest and least densely⁶ populated.

如美国国家公共广播电台所述，周四的报告提到的那些州——北达科他州，犹他州，田纳西州，怀俄明州，蒙大拿州，夏威夷，阿拉斯加，西弗吉尼亚州和俄勒冈州——是美国面积最大而人口密度最低的地区。

In addition, each has reported much milder outbreaks of the new coronavirus as compared to other U.S. regions.

此外，与美国其他地区相比，每个地区报告的新冠状病毒疫情情况要轻得多。

Though Wisconsin had not quite reached the target testing figure set by Thursday's analysis, it was nearly there.

尽管威斯康星州还没有完全达到周四分析所设定的目标测试数据，但它已经接近目标。

According to Johns Hopkins University's tracker, states meeting this testing criteria⁷ have confirmed some of the lowest total case counts in the country.

根据约翰普霍金斯大学的追踪者，能够满足测试标准的州也属于确诊数字在全国最低的地区。

Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, Wyoming, West Virginia and North Dakota rank within the nation's bottom 10 in terms of relative incidence of positive diagnoses.

阿拉斯加、蒙大拿州、夏威夷、怀俄明州、西弗吉尼亚州和北达科他州的阳性诊断相对发生率在全国排名倒数前10位。

In contrast, states with the highest case numbers—like New York, New Jersey⁸, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan —have a considerable testing gap to fill before safely easing social distance restrictions, Thursday's analysis showed.

相比之下，周四的分析显示，病例数最多的州——纽约、新泽西、马萨诸塞、伊利诺伊、宾夕法尼亚和密歇根——在安全放宽社交距离限制之前，还有相当大的测试缺口需要填补。

1 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

3 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

4 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

7 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

8 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。