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纽约州州长：病毒传播速度比“子弹头火车”更快
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has pleaded for medical supplies, warning Covid-19 is spreading in his state faster than "a bullet train”.
纽约州州长安德鲁•库莫(Andrew Cuomo)请求提供医疗物资，警告新冠病毒在该州内的传播速度比“子弹头列车”还快。
"The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought," Mr Cuomo told reporters on Tuesday.
库莫周二告诉记者：“ 疫情的顶点比我们想象的要更高、更快。”
He said the federal government was not sending anywhere near enough lifesaving equipment to confront the crisis.
他说，联邦政府没有派出足够的救生设备来应对危机。
New York now has over 25,000 confirmed virus cases and at least 210 deaths.
纽约目前有超过25000例确证病例，至少210人死亡。
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday the US has the potential to become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.
世界卫生组织（WHO）周二表示，美国有可能成为冠状病毒大流行的新中心。
The warnings come as President Donald Trump said he hoped the US would reopen for business next month.
警告发出之际，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，他希望美国下月重新开放贸易。
美国目前的形势如何？
There are over 53,000 confirmed cases and more than 700 deaths attributed to Covid-19 in the US.
在美国，有超过53000例确诊病例和超过700人死于Covid-19。
Dr. Deborah Birx, of the White House coronavirus taskforce, said the New York City metro area was the source of 56% of all cases and 60% of all new cases in the country. She advised anyone leaving the region to self-quarantine for two weeks.
白宫冠状病毒工作组的德博拉·伯克斯（Deborah Birx）博士说，纽约市大都市区是美国56%的病例和60%的新病例的源头。她建议任何离开该地区的人都要自我隔离两周。
On Tuesday, Wisconsin, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Mexico, West Virginia and Indiana were introducing stay-at-home orders, bringing the total number of US states under such lockdowns to 17.
周二，威斯康星州、特拉华州、马萨诸塞州、新墨西哥州、西弗吉尼亚州和印第安纳州都推出了居家命令，使美国处于此类封锁之下的州总数达到17个。
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been debating the details of an economic stimulus package that could total over $2 trillion (£1.7 trillion).
美国国会大厦的立法者一直在辩论经济刺激方案的细节，该方案可能总计超过2万亿美元（1.7万亿英镑）。
Democrats and the White House indicated negotiations could conclude on Tuesday, with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin saying "the president wants us to get this done today”.
民主党人和白宫表示，谈判可能在周二结束，美国财政部长史蒂夫•姆努钦(Steve Mnuchin)表示，“总统希望我们今天完成这项工作”。
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