原标题:疫情反扑,40国禁飞,英国竟成孤岛?
英国突然反扑的疫情引起了全世界的关注。
在过去两周内,英国首都伦敦的新冠确诊病例几乎翻了一番。而后英国政府宣布病毒发生了变异,更易感染。目前,包括美国、德国、意大利以及荷兰在内的40多个国家禁止英国航班入境。
据《独立报》报道,法国已暂停了所有来往英国的航班及渡轮服务,导致英国通往法国的渡轮码头和欧洲隧道交通瘫痪。英国首相约翰逊正在积极游说法国重开边界,以便恢复重要的货物运输。
A new, more infectious strain of COVID-19 is raging around London and other parts of southeast England, causing serious concern globally。 More than 40 countries across Europe and the rest of the world are considering short-term bans on air travel coming from the UK。
According to the Independent, France has suspended all traffic from the UK until 11.59 p.m。 on Tuesday 22, December。
The worst situation is across the English Channel linking the UK to France。 The ferry terminal at the Port of Dover is closed, leaving traffic jams due to the French border restrictions。
英国《都市报》则称,对英国来说,2020年的疫情逐渐恶化,并形容英国现在是“圣诞地狱”。报道说,由于担心法国临时关闭了英法边界48小时,可能导致英国出现圣诞食品短缺的问题,不少英国人昨天到超市和商店抢购圣诞食品。
英国Sainsbury‘s超市集团表示,一些新鲜蔬果已经开始出现短缺。其中包括柑橘类水果、沙拉蔬菜及西兰花等。不过,绝大部分圣诞食品则有充足的存货,暂时可以应付需求。
法国总统马克龙要求在未来三天内,对所有进入法国的英国货车司机进行病毒检测,检测结果呈阴性的司机才准入境。
Fears of festive food shortages have sparked Christmas panic buying。
Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people to shop normally and added that he had“an excellent conversation” with French President Emmanuel Macron to end the lorry logjam at Dover。
But supermarkets said fresh fruit and vegetable supplies could be affected unless France cancels the 48 hour block。
Supermarket Sainsbury’s warned of product shortages。 It warned,“If nothing changes, we‘ll start to see gaps on lettuce, some salad leaves, cauliflowers, broccoli, and citrus fruit– all of which are imported from the continent。”
The Metro newspaper mocked the“Jingle Bell” holiday as“Jingle Hell。”
英国首相约翰逊也草拟紧急应变计划,对所有来往欧洲隧道的货车司机进行大规模的病毒检测,以便结束目前的货物运输危机。
据《每日电讯报》报道,12月21日,约翰逊呼吁法国总统马克龙尽快重开边界,并强调说,货车司机一个人坐在驾驶室内,因此传播病毒的风险非常低。
报道还透露,法国在12月20日关闭边界,导致大约6000辆货车被迫在英国多佛码头改道而行。
Boris Johnson plans the mass testing of lorry drivers in order to reopen ports after a personal appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron。
12月21日,全球金融市场出现明显跌幅,富时环球指数在周一下跌0.8%,为三周来最糟糕表现。欧洲股市的恐慌性抛售引发了股市的下跌,欧洲斯托克600指数收跌2.3%,伦敦富时100指数下跌1.7%。
欧盟药监部门已经批准使用辉瑞和BioNTech合作研发地新冠疫苗,意味着欧盟27个成员国将在数天内展开疫苗接种计划。
约翰逊周一表示,英国有超过50万人接种了COVID-19疫苗。本月早些时候,英国成为世界上第一个接种辉瑞和BioNTech联合生产的疫苗的国家。
Global markets fall as more nations join UK travel ban。
The FTSE All-World index fell 0.8 percent on December 21, 2020, its worst day in three weeks。 The drop was led by a sell-off in Europe, with the region-wide STOXX 600 closing down 2.3 percentand London’s FTSE 100 sinking 1.7 percent。
Over half a million people in Britain have received the COVID-19 vaccine in the country, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday。
Earlier this month, the UK became the first country in the world to roll out the vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech。
整个英格兰地区,有可能在元旦日被列为最高级别的第四级限制地区。
《每日邮报》报道称,英国政府首席科学顾问瓦兰斯已经警告首相约翰逊,到了新年除夕,英格兰地区在医院留医的新冠病人人数将达到今年四月的高峰值,而且在明年一月还会继续增加。
不过,报道引述英国政府说,不会很快在全国范围内实施全面封锁令。
According to the Daily Mail, science chief Chris Whitty warned that confirmed COVID hospital cases could match April‘s peak by New Year and experts warn of a“human disaster” unless there is a new national lockdown。
However, the report quoted the British government as saying that a nationwide lockdown would not be imposed soon。
当地时间12月20日,素有英国“大嘴”之称的英国“脱欧党”领袖奈杰尔•法拉奇(Nigel Farage)在推特上发出了一句“无能的挖苦”:“圣诞取消了。谢谢你,中国。”并将该推文置顶。
中国日报欧盟分社社长陈卫华当即在下方严厉回复称,“戴上口罩,别再胡说八道。”
圣诞泡汤,疫情仍然在蔓延,对于英国某些政客来说,中国是最佳的“背锅侠”。
但仍有理智的网民反问,“为什么中国在没有疫苗的情况下,控制住了疫情?为什么没人说这个?”
On December 20 Nigel Farage, leader of Britain‘s Brexit party, tweeted,“Christmas is off。 Thank you, China,” pinning this tweet at the top of his page。
Chen Weihua, the EU bureau chief of ChinaDaily, responded harshly to him。
Some netizens questioned,“Why did China recover without a vaccine? And why doesn‘t anybody talk about it?”