她说，病人要等上“好几个小时”才能入院，而病情最轻的病人则躺在大厅的床上，为病情最严重的病人腾出地方。

Texas was one of the first states to reopen following a nationwide shutdown implemented to contain the virus. Governor Greg Abbott gave the go-ahead for businesses, including bars and restaurants, to reopen in May.

在美国为遏制病毒传播宣布封锁措施后，德克萨斯州是首批重新开放的州之一。州长格雷格·阿博特批准酒吧和餐馆等经营场所在5月份重新开业。

After initially resisting mandates for people to wear masks, Mr Abbott issued a statewide order earlier this month that requires Texans living in counties with more than 20 coronavirus cases to wear one while in frequenting a business and public buildings.

在最初抵制强制戴口罩的命令后，阿博特本月早些时候发布了一项命令，要求该州任何有20例以上新冠病毒病例的县，人们在经常出入商业和公共建筑时佩戴口罩。

frequent ['friːkw(ə)nt]：vt.常到，常去；时常出入于

Texas is not alone in struggling to contain the spread of the virus. Eighteen US states were this week classified as being in the “red zone” — areas reporting 100 new cases per 100,000 people per week.

德克萨斯州并不是唯一一个努力遏制病毒传播的州。本周，美国18个州被划定为“红色区域”，这些州每周新增病例达到每10万人100例。

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