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This is AP News Minute.

这里是美联社一分钟新闻。

The steep rise in coronavirus deaths in New York appears to be leveling off offering a faint glimmer¹ of hope in the nation's epicenter. But the state's governor Andrew Como warns residents Monday they must continue to adhere to social distancing and lockdown measures.

纽约冠状病毒死亡病例的急剧上升势头似乎趋于平稳，为该国的疫情“震中区”带来了一丝微弱的曙光。但该州州长安德鲁·科莫周一警告居民们，必须继续保持社交距离和进行封锁措施。

Spain and Italy, the two European countries hardest hit by the coronavirus are seeing an easing in their hospital emergency rooms three weeks after implementing² lockdowns that paralyzed their economies and forced nearly everyone inside.

西班牙和意大利是受冠状病毒感染最严重的两个欧洲国家。三周前，这两个国家实施了封锁措施，导致经济瘫痪，几乎所有民众被迫呆在家里。

Britain’s outbreak appears to be headed in the opposite direction as the country reported more than 600 deaths Sunday. And Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized overnight because of persistent³ symptoms after being infected last month.

英国的疫情似乎正朝着不太乐观的方向发展。英国报告称，周日有600多人死亡。英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊上个月感染新冠病毒后，由于持续出现症状于昨晚入院治疗。

With millions sheltering in place amid the coronavirus outbreak, zoos and aquariums⁴ across the US have expanded their offerings of live webcams, providing people with "online safaris⁵" to help entertain, educate and even ease the angst.

在冠状病毒爆发期间，随着数百万人“居家避难”，美国各地的动物园和水族馆扩大了实时网络摄像头的范围，为人们提供“在线旅行”，来助力娱乐、教育甚至缓解民众的焦虑情绪。