美国有线新闻 CNN 美国多州放宽新冠限制措施

We've talked about how there hasn't been a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to dealing¹ with coronavirus cases. Different countries have had different levels of restrictions² and this has played out the same way in different American states.

Nationwide, the U.S. has seen a decrease in new daily infections since mid-January. At that time, experts said there were more than 270,000 positive tests recorded each day. The latest estimate is that roughly 64,000 positive tests are now recorded daily.

But some health officials are concerned that number has plateaued, meaning the improvement might have stalled. According to Johns Hopkins University, some states are holding steady in their numbers of new cases. Some are seeing decreases continue others are seeing new cases increase.

And what their state governments are requiring varies as well. In Mississippi, for instance, Governor Tate Reeves is allowing businesses to operate at full capacity this week and he's eliminating Mississippi's requirement that people wear masks in public. But in California, where a mask mandate³ remains⁴, Governor Gavin Newsom is encouraging people to wear two face coverings at the same time.

Despite that divide, several states regardless of whether they're led by Republicans or Democrats⁵ are taking some steps to ease their restrictions. Health officials say variants⁶, new mutations of coronavirus may increasingly threaten the U.S., as they have other countries. The Infectious Diseases Society of America says people should continue to wear masks, keep their distance from one another, avoid large gatherings⁷ and frequently wash their hands.

我们报道过在应对冠状病毒病例时，没有万能方法。不同的国家有不同程度的限制，在美国不同的州也是如此。

从全美范围来看，自1月中旬以来，美国日增感染病例有所减少。当时，专家表示，每天有超过27万人的检测记录呈阳性。据最新估计，目前每天约有6.4万人的检测呈阳性。

但一些卫生官员担心这一数字已经趋于平稳，因为意味着改善可能受阻。根据约翰霍普金斯大学的数据，有些州的新增病例数量保持稳定。有些州的病例在持续减少，还有些州的新增病例数仍在增加。

各州政府的要求也各不相同。例如，密西西比州州长泰特·里夫斯本周允许企业全面复工，他还取消了该州要求人们在公共场合佩戴口罩的规定。但在加州，佩戴口罩的的规定继续实施，州长加文·纽森甚至鼓励人们戴两个口罩。

尽管存在分歧，但无论由共和党人领导还是民主党人领导，多州都在采取措施以放宽限制。卫生官员表示，冠状病毒的变种、新突变可能会对美国造成越来越大的威胁，就像它们威胁其他国家一样。美国传染病协会表示，人们应该继续佩戴口罩，保持距离，避免大型集会，并经常洗手。

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 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

3 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

4 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。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 variants   

n.变体( variant的名词复数 )；变种；变型；（词等的）变体

参考例句：

• Those variants will be preserved in the'struggle for existence". 这些变异将在“生存竞争”中被保留下来。 来自辞典例句
• Like organisms, viruses have variants, generally called strains. 与其他生物一样，病毒也有变种，一般称之为株系。 来自辞典例句

7 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。