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Covid-19 pandemic: International alarm grows over new variant
新冠疫情︰新變種病毒國際警報升溫
There is growing international alarm over a new variant of the coronavirus in the UK, with a host of countries imposing travel bans.
隨著愈來愈多的國家對英國實行旅遊禁令，英國變種新冠病毒的警報持續升溫中。
More than 40 countries have barred UK arrivals, as the EU held talks on forming a common policy.
隨著歐盟啟動共同政策談判後，超過40個國家已經禁止英國人入境。
Sweden banned foreign travellers from Denmark after cases of the variant were discovered there.
在發現這種變體病毒的病例之後，瑞典禁止了丹麥的外國旅行者。
The new strain is more transmissible but there is no evidence it is more deadly.
新病毒傳染性更強，但目前沒有證據顯示它的有更高的致死率。
As the list of countries imposing travel restrictions on the UK grew, the World Health Organization (WHO) sought to put the risks in context.
隨著對英國實施行旅遊限制的國家不斷增加，世界衛生組織（WHO）試圖在這樣的氛圍下輕忽風險。
WHO emergencies chief Mike Ryan said new strains were a normal part of the evolution of a pandemic, and that it was not "out of control", contradicting the UK's Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who used those words on Sunday.
世衛組織緊急事務負責人邁克瑞安（Mike Ryan）表示，新病毒株是病毒演化的正常過程，疫情並非「失控」，此一觀點與英國衛生部長馬特漢考克（Matt Hancock）於周日發表的言論相互矛盾。
In another development, travellers from South Africa are also facing bars from some countries after another new variant of the virus was discovered that is unrelated to the one found in the UK.
在其他地區的疫情部份，目前有部份國家禁止南非旅客入境，因為該國也傳出新病毒變異的病例，但與英國的新病毒株無關。
Much of the continent has banned UK arrivals in an attempt to halt the spread of the new strain.
歐洲大陸的多數地區都已禁止英國旅客入境，以防止新型病毒的傳播。
新聞出處︰BBC 12/21日新聞（節錄）
新聞網址︰https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55404087
圖片出處︰Freepik
單字補充︰
variant (N.) 變體
traveller (N.) 旅客(美式英文為traveler)
impose (V.) 強制實行
strain (N.) 品種
contradict (V.) 與……相互矛盾
halt (V.) 停止
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