The coronavirus pandemic could kill up to 200,000 Americans and millions more could be infected, the US government's leading expert has warned.
美国政府首席专家警告说,新冠肺炎疫情可能导致多达20万美国人死亡,数百万人感染。
Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of the Trump administration's coronavirus task force, made the prediction on Sunday.
美国政府新冠肺炎特别工作组首席专家安东尼·福奇博士在上周日(3月29日)做出了这一预测。
"Looking at what we're seeing now, I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths," he told cnn.
“根据我们现在所看到的,我认为会有10万到20万人死亡,”他告诉美国有线电视资讯网。
But he quickly urged caution. "It's such a moving target," he said.
不过,他很快敦促人们保持谨慎。他说:“这一数字存在变数。”
Dr Fauci added that the US, which now has the most recorded cases of the virus in the world, was the "focus" of the global outbreak.
福奇博士补充说,美国目前是全球新冠肺炎确诊病例最多的国家,是全球新冠肺炎疫情的“焦点”。
"We've got a serious problem in New York, we have a serious problem in New Orleans, and we're going to be developing serious problems in other areas," he said.
他说:“纽约和新奥尔良疫情都很严重,美国其他地区的情况也可能会恶化。”
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