CCTV9英语新闻：卫计委回应是否警示赴韩国旅游:需询问旅游部门

Many countries and regions have issued travel alerts to South Korea, but China has yet to follow suit. On Wednesday, Chinese health authorities say they were keeping a close eye on the MERS situation in South Korea, and will respond accordingly. 

 

China's Hong Kong and Macao have both raised their response levels in precaution of MERS and warned residents not to go to South Korea. But health authorities on the Chinese mainland say further studies on the MERS virus are needed before deciding whether to issue a formal alert.

 

"Our latest study shows that the chance of the MERS virus coming into China has increased significantly, because there is a relatively¹ frequent flow of people travelling between China and South Korea. The Chinese government has established a coordinated² prevention and control system, which remains³ alert towards the situation and will respond accordingly," said Mao Qun'an, Spokesperson of National Health And Family Planning Commission.

 

Meanwhile, there are reports that a female Chinese national in South Korea has been diagonosed with MERS.

 

Chinese health authorities say they are in the process of confirmation⁴.

 

"We have kept in close contact with the South Korean government on the conditions of Chinese citizens in the country. So far, we have yet to receive confirmation from the South Korean government of any cases," Mao said.

 

But there is also some positive news.

 

So far, the only case of MERS in China involves a South Korean man who came to South China's Guangdong Province. He is now stable and is still being treated.

 

Meanwhile, Guangdong authorities say that all 75 suspected people who came into close contact with him have so far shown no signs of infection. However, they are still being held in quarantine as a precaution.

 

Experts say that although the virus can be transmitted via coughing and sneezing, and has a global mortality rate of around 40 percent, the chance of human-to-human transmission is still lower than SARS.

 

One lesson China learned from its SARS epidemic⁵ 12 years ago is that it's just as important to release timely information to the public as it is to deliver medical treatment. Health authorities say China has significantly improved its response to infectious diseases, and will try all means to prevent MERS from developing into a SARS-like scenario⁶.

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

6 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。