全球公共衛生事件

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared (宣布) the new coronavirus (冠狀病毒) outbreak a global public health emergency after the spread of the disease across the world.WHOmade the decisionin its third meeting aboutthe coronavirus, after it decided notto take such a stepin the first two meetings.

Officially called a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it is consideredto be a public health risk through the international spread of disease. It suggests a serious, suddenandunusual situation in which the world must act quickly.

Since 2009, there have been a fewglobal health emergencies, including the 2009 swine flu pandemic(豬流感)and the 2014 outbreak of ebolain West Africa.

The newcoronavirus has got attentionbecause of its similarity to SARSwhich killed about800 people across the world in 2002-2003. So far, the new coronavirus does not seemto be as deadly as SARS, but there have been more cases.

Its declaration could cause trade and travel restrictions(限制). Those who have made holiday plans might have their plans affected(受影響的)in some parts of the world.

The WHO said its greatest worrywas the potential(潛在性)for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, who might not be able to handle (處理)it.

“We are all in this together and we can only stop it together,” said the WHO’s DirectorGeneral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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6. What does the underlined phrase “take such a step”mean in the first paragraph?

A. Spread the coronavirus across the world.

B. Declare the coronavirus a global public health emergency.

C. Hold the third meeting about the coronavirus.

D. Restrict trade and travel across the world.

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The 2009 swine flu pandemicwas a global public health emergency.

B. SARSkilled about800 people across the world in 2009.

C. The new coronavirushas few cases than SARS.

D. The spread of the coronavirus has no risk.

8. What could the declarationof global public health emergency cause?

A. Bigger outbreak of the coronavirus.

B. Trade and travel restrictions.

C. A weaker health system.

D. Immediate stop of the coronavirus.

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