2020年临近年尾,但新冠病毒所带来的威胁仍没有被根除(gēnchú – v. eradicate)或缓解(huǎnjiě – v. to ease)。尽管在前几个月有缓和(huǎnhé – v. to ease)迹象,但在近一个月来却呈现死灰复燃(sǐhuīfùrán – [idiom]meaning see below)之势。
根据世界卫生组织网站上显示,单日新增的新冠病毒病例数已连续三天破最高记录(pò zuìgāo jìlù – to break a high record)。
“The WHO’S complete figures for Saturday showed that 465,319 cases were confirmed to the UN health agency during the day, topping the 449,720 recorded on Friday and the 437,247 logged on Thursday.” (Straits Times)
(翻译translation)联合国的卫生组织——世界卫生组织周六确认新增465,319个(新冠)病例,超过周五的449,720例以及周四的437,247例。