al Emergency as Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads
The World Health Organization declared a _____1_____ (globe) health emergency on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak spread well beyond China, ___2___ it emerged last month.
The declaration “is not a vote of no-confidence in China,” said Dr. Tedros, the W.H.O.’s director-general. “On the contrary, the W.H.O. ___3___ (continue) to have confidence in China’s capacity to control the outbreak.”
The declaration comes now, he said, because of fears that the coronavirus may reach countries with weak health care systems, where it could go wild, ___4___ (potential) infecting millions of people and killing thousands.
___5___( Declare) emergencies is always a hard decision, Dr. Tedros said on Wednesday. Border closings and flight ___6___ (cancel) may cause hardships for millions of healthy people near the epicenter, and massive ___7___(economy) disruption.
The WHO’s role is only ___8___ offer advice. Governments then make their own decisions about ___9___ they protect themselves. Nonetheless, emergency declarations signal that the world’s top health advisory body thinks the situation is grave.
Despite the emergency declaration, the W.H.O. opposes restrictions on travel to China or on trade with it. Measures the agency considers unjustified include border closures, visa restrictions and the quarantining(隔离) of apparently healthy visitors from the ___10___(affect) regions.
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答案：
1. global 2. where 3. continues 4. Potentially 5. Declaring
6. cancellations 7. economic 8. to 9. how 10. affected
The World Health Organization declared a _____1_____ (globe) health emergency on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak spread well beyond China, ___2___ it emerged last month.
The declaration “is not a vote of no-confidence in China,” said Dr. Tedros, the W.H.O.’s director-general. “On the contrary, the W.H.O. ___3___ (continue) to have confidence in China’s capacity to control the outbreak.”
The declaration comes now, he said, because of fears that the coronavirus may reach countries with weak health care systems, where it could go wild, ___4___ (potential) infecting millions of people and killing thousands.
___5___( Declare) emergencies is always a hard decision, Dr. Tedros said on Wednesday. Border closings and flight ___6___ (cancel) may cause hardships for millions of healthy people near the epicenter, and massive ___7___(economy) disruption.
The WHO’s role is only ___8___ offer advice. Governments then make their own decisions about ___9___ they protect themselves. Nonetheless, emergency declarations signal that the world’s top health advisory body thinks the situation is grave.
Despite the emergency declaration, the W.H.O. opposes restrictions on travel to China or on trade with it. Measures the agency considers unjustified include border closures, visa restrictions and the quarantining(隔离) of apparently healthy visitors from the ___10___(affect) regions.
(c) 2020 The New York Times Company
答案：
1. global 2. where 3. continues 4. Potentially 5. Declaring
6. cancellations 7. economic 8. to 9. how 10. affected
