This year, the coronavirus pandemic could create the perfect winter storm, and scientists say countries need to prepare for a potential uptick in cases that could be more serious than the initial outbreak.
今年，冠状病毒大流行可能造成一场完美的冬季风暴，科学家们说，在比最初爆发更为严重的情况下，各国需要为可能的上升做准备。
In cold weather we spend more time indoors in poorly ventilated spaces — exactly the conditions that are likely to make the novel coronavirus spread more easily. What's more, coronavirus cases will likely become more challenging to track and trace given Covid-19 symptoms are similar to those of winter respiratory bugs. Governments may also find it harder to enact lockdown measures on already populations.
在寒冷的天气中，我们在室内通风不良的地方花更多的时间-正是这种条件可能会使新型冠状病毒更容易传播。此外，鉴于Covid-19症状与冬季呼吸道臭虫相似，因此冠状病毒病例的追踪可能更具挑战性。各国政府可能还会发现，对已经存在的人口实行封锁措施更加困难。
"We need to do everything we can to stay healthy this winter and priority must be given to those who are most vulnerable," said Dr. Stephen Holgate, Medical Research Council clinical professor of immunopharmacology and honorary consultant physician at the University of Southampton and chair of the report.
医学研究委员会免疫药理学临床教授，南安普敦大学名誉顾问医师斯蒂芬·霍尔盖特博士（Stephen Holgate）说：“我们需要尽一切努力保持健康，并必须优先考虑那些最脆弱的人群。”报告。
"We've got these three months where things are getting better," he said. "This is a critical window of opportunity to help us prepare for the worst that winter can throw at us."
他说：“这三个月我们情况有所好转。” “这是一个重要的机会之窗，可以帮助我们为冬天可能给我们带来的最糟糕的情况做准备。”
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