终于，美国的这个州，要开始强制戴口罩了

面对严峻的疫情形势，美国纽约州州长安德鲁·科莫终于宣布了该州针对口罩的最新措施。


据CNN报道，科莫于当地时间15日表示，他将签署行政命令，要求纽约州人民在公共场所不能保持社交距离时，须佩戴口罩或遮挡口鼻。

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign an executive order that requires everyone in the state to wear a mask or a mouth/nose covering in public when not social distancing, he said Wednesday.

他举例子称，比如在搭乘公共交通时就很难保持社交距离，又或者是在繁忙的街道上行走时，“都需要遮挡面部或戴口罩。”

“For example, if a person is riding on public transit where it is impossible to maintain social distancing, or walking on a busy sidewalk, "you must wear a face covering or a mask," he said.


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据新闻网站CNBC报道，科莫的这项举措将适用于包括地铁和公交巴士等公共交通，以及商店等公共场所。

It would apply to people on public transit, including subways and buses, as well as in public spaces like grocery stores, he said.

“去公园遛弯，想出门散步都可以。但是不要传染我，你没有权利传染我。”

"You're right to go out for a walk in the park, go out for a walk because you need to get out of the house. Don't infect me. You don't have a right to infect me," he said.

他希望纽约人民可以遵守命令，因为其“很合理”。

He said he hopes New Yorkers follow the rule "because it makes sense."

而在执行这一命令前，纽约人民有3天准备时间，确保口罩或其他覆盖物到位。科莫说，他还考虑对违反这一规定的人给予民事处罚。

There will be a three-day notice period before the order is enforced, allowing New Yorkers to secure masks or coverings. He said he is considering a civil penalty for those who break the rule.


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科莫表示，纽约州的住院治疗人数，包括收入重症监护室的人数以及插管治疗人数都在下降。

Hospitalizations as well as admissions to the intensive care unit and intubations across New York are down, he said.

“你可以看到增长曲线变得平缓。虽然我们并没有完全脱离危险，但是我们可以控制疫情传播”，科莫说。当下，疫情仍然是纽约州非常严重的公共卫生问题，但是“情况已经稳定”。

"You see the flattening of the curve," Cuomo said. "We're not out of the woods ... but we can control the spread." The pandemic is still a serious public health issue, but the "health situation has stabilized," Cuomo said.

CNN在报道中指出，对于科莫以及美国其他州州长来说，现在的问题是如何在重启经济的同时，避免疫情的再次暴发，尤其是在没有疫苗也没有特效治疗方案的情况下。

The question for Cuomo, and for governors across the country, is how to go about reopening the economy without setting off another outbreak for a virus with no vaccine and no proven therapeutic treatment.

科莫还表示，现在所有州都面临迅速扩大检测规模的问题。“每个州长处境相同。”纽约州需要美国联邦政府的帮助，实现大规模检测。“检测得越多，经济就越能恢复，”科莫说。

All states are having a hard time bringing coronavirus testing to scale quickly, Cuomo said Wednesday. "Every governor is now in the same situation," he said. The states need assistance from the federal government to bring testing to scale, he said, adding "the more testing, the more opening of the economy."

美国总统特朗普则在当地时间15日表示，美国已过疫情顶峰。

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has “passed the peak” of the coronavirus outbreak



据CNBC报道，在15日的疫情通报中，特朗普表示：“我们必须保持警惕，很明显我们的积极策略正在发挥作用。战疫在继续，但是数据显示美国已过疫情顶峰。”

“While we must remain vigilant, it is clear that our aggressive strategy is working,” Trump said at a White House news briefing with coronavirus task force on Wednesday. “The battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases.”


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当地时间16日，特朗普将探讨重启经济的相关指导意见。

Trump said he will discuss guidelines for reopening the country on Thursday.

据世卫组织数据显示，截至北京时间16日9时，美国新冠肺炎确诊病例超过63万。

综合来源：新华网，观察者网，CNN，CNBC