2020年CRI 因接触的医生被确诊 德国总理默克尔居家隔离（在线收听）

The number of cases of the novel coronavirus on the Chinese mainland has surpassed 81-thousand.

Over 5,000 of them are still being treated, while more than 72-thousand others have been discharged after recovery.

46 new confirmed cases on the mainland were reported on Saturday.

National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng says most of them were imported from abroad.

"From 12 a. m. on Saturday to 12 a. m. on Sunday, 45 new confirmed cases imported from abroad were reported, including 14 in Shanghai, 13 in Beijing, seven in Guangdong, four in Fujian, two in Jiangsu, and one each in Hebei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong and Sichuan, respectively."

So far, more than 300 imported cases of infection have been reported on the Chinese mainland.

The only new indigenous case reported on the mainland on Saturday was in Guangdong, involving a person who was in contact with one of these imported cases.

A top World Health Organization expert says it will take at least a year to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus.

WHO Executive Director Mike Ryan urged governments to put in place strong public health measures to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks in the future.

"If we don't put in place strong measures, strong public health measures now, when those movement restrictions and lockdowns are lifted the danger is that the disease will jump back up. We need to actively search for cases of the virus and we need to test very single suspect case. We don't need to test everybody. We need to focus on testing those who may have the virus."

A number of countries have introduced drastic restrictions including travel bans, school closures and stay home orders to fight the coronavirus spread.

Ryan says China, Singapore and South Korea have provided a model for other countries, where restrictions were coupled with rigorous measures to test suspected infection cases.

The Iranian health ministry says nearly 17 hundred people in the country have died of COVID-19.

Officials also say over 21 thousand have been infected with the novel coronavirus and close to eight thousand have recovered.

Earlier, the Iranian authorities ordered the closure of commercial centers, except convenience stores and pharmacies.

Iran is one of the countries hardest-hit by the virus.

China sent a five-member expert team to Tehran at the end of February to help control and prevent the spread of the virus.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has held a briefing on measures to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.

Merkel will go into quarantine herself after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her tested positive for the virus.

Merkel says federal and state authorities have agreed to extend the measures intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

"The federal government and the federal states have agreed to extend the guidelines regarding the behaviour and freedom of movement, which are applicable to everyone. We therefore consistently reduce public life and social contacts, and we make sure that the same rules apply across the country."

The new country-wide measures include reducing the contact between people not sharing a household.

German states have imposed varying levels of lockdown, causing a debate about which measures are appropriate to contain the virus.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul has become the first member of the upper chamber to test positive for the coronavirus.

A post on his official Twitter account stated that he is feeling fine and is in quarantine.

The Republican Senator's tweet further says he's asymptomatic and that he was tested as a precaution due to his extensive travel and events.

Last week, two members of the house–Republican Mario Diaz-Balart and Democrat Ben McAdams — tested positive for the virus.

Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that the country's confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 31-thousand with 390 deaths.

Airport authorities in San Francisco say major Chinese airlines are resuming limited flights between China and the US city.

The airlines include Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.

Air China's Beijing route is back in operation, though its frequency has not yet been finalized, and China Southern is once again flying between Guangzhou and San Francisco. China Eastern will resume a daily Shanghai flight on March 29.

Airport officials say although these airlines are resuming limited service, all travel advisories, restrictions on entry, and arrival screening procedures remain in effect.

中国大陆新冠病毒确诊病例已超过8.1万例。

其中超过5000例仍在治疗中，7.2万余名患者已康复离院。

周六，中国大陆报告新增确诊病例46例。

国家卫生健康委员会发言人米峰表示，新增病例多为境外输入病例。

“3月21日零时至24时，新增报告境外输入确诊病例45例，其中上海14例，北京13例，广东7例，福建4例，江苏2例，河北、浙江、江西、山东和四川各1例。”

到目前为止，中国大陆累计报告境外输入感染病例超过300例。

21日全国唯一一例本土新增病例来自广东省，系境外输入关联病例。

世界卫生组织一名首席专家表示，研制新冠病毒疫苗至少需要一年时间。

世卫组织执行理事迈克·瑞安敦促各国政府落实强有力的公共卫生措施，防止新冠病毒疫情未来再次爆发。

“现在，如果我们不落实强有力的公共卫生措施，那当限制出行的封锁令解除后，疾病就会再度爆发。我们需要积极搜寻确诊病例，需要检测每一名疑似病例。我们无需检测所有人。而是要着重检测那些可能携带病毒的人。”

许多国家已实施旅行禁令、停课和居家令等极端限令，以对抗新冠病毒的蔓延。

瑞安表示，中国、新加坡和韩国为他国提供了值得借鉴的模式——执行限令并配合严格措施，检测疑似病例。

伊朗卫生部表示，该国已有近1700人死于新冠肺炎。

官员同时指出，感染新冠病毒人数超过2.1万人，其中近8000人康复。

早些时候，伊朗官方下令关闭除便利店和药店之外的商场。

伊朗是新冠病毒疫情最严重的国家之一。

2月底，中国向德黑兰派出5人专家组，帮助控制和防止病毒扩散。

德国总理安格拉·默克尔举行记者会，宣布抗击新冠病毒扩散的措施。

默克尔将开始居家隔离，因为她得知曾为她注射疫苗的医生在新冠病毒检测中呈阳性。

默克尔表示，联邦和州政府已经同意扩大措施的执行范围，以延缓新冠病毒蔓延。

“对于有关行为和活动自由的、可适用于任何人的指导方针，联邦政府和联邦各州一致同意扩大其旅行范围。因此，我们坚定地减少公共生活和社交接触，确保全国旅行相同的规定。”

最新的全国举措包括减少来自不同家庭的人之间的接触。

德国各州执行不同等级的封城令，这引发了哪些防控病毒措施更恰当的争论。

美国参议员兰德·保罗成为参议院中首位冠状病毒检测呈阳性的议员。

其官方推特账号发布的一条消息称，他目前感觉良好，正在隔离中。

这名共和党参议员还在推特上表示，他没有出现症状，因频繁出行和经常参加活动而出于预防目的接受了检测。

上周，众议院共和党议员马里奥马里奥·迪亚兹·巴拉特和民主党议员本·麦克亚当斯在冠状病毒检测中呈阳性。

约翰霍普金斯大学的数据显示，美国新冠病毒确诊病例已超过3.1万例，其中死亡病例390例。

旧金山机场管理部门表示，中国大型航空公司正在恢复中国与美国城市之间的航班。

这些航空公司包括中国国航、中国东航和中国南航。

中国国航的北京航线复航，尽管航班频率尚未最终确定，中国南航则恢复了广州与旧金山之间的航班。中国东航将于3月26日复航上海至美国的每日航班。

机场官员表示，尽管这些航空公司正在恢复航班服务，但所有许质询、入境限制以及到达检查程序依旧有效。