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美國2020年總統大選3日晚間迎來兩黨初選，關鍵第一役在中西部愛荷華州開跑。現任總統川普輕鬆打敗其他共和黨參選人，然而民主黨的結果卻遲遲未公布，導致民主黨選舉公信力在第一場初選即遭受巨大質疑。川普競選團隊公開嘲笑：「他們連初選都辦不好，還想領導政府嗎？」

一直到深夜，愛荷華州民主黨部才難堪地表示，由於他們統計票數的手機應用程序出現離譜的大當機，多種計票方式比對後，發現數據有「無法解釋」的不一致之處，因此只能手動計票，結果須等到4日晚間再公布。儘管他們堅決否認遭到駭客攻擊，但有政治評論員指出，關於此次初選的陰謀論勢必會甚囂塵上，導致有11人宣布參選的民主黨，內部分裂更加嚴重。

美國2020年總統大選3日迎來兩黨初選，關鍵第一役在中西部愛荷華州開跑，但民主黨的計票系統卻當機，鬧出笑話。（AP）

拜登票數沒進前三強，氣勢先輸給勁敵

愛荷華作為全美首個舉行初選的州，其關鍵性不言而喻。在此領先的候選人可獲得勢如破竹的氣勢，支持者信心大增，也有助於影響其他州選民的看法。根據統計，在愛荷華州或新罕布夏州初選勝出的民主黨人，最終都會贏得角逐白宮大位的門票，唯一例外是柯林頓（Bill Clinton），他在這2州均未獲得領先。

根據各候選人掌握的不完全數字，這場初選出現令人跌破眼鏡的發展，全國性民調的常勝軍、前副總統拜登（Joe Biden）居於第四名；佛蒙特州聯邦參議員桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）、麻州參議員華倫（Elizabeth Warren）、印第安納州南本德市（South Bend）前市長布德賈吉（Pete Buttigieg）三強纏鬥，爭奪第一。

佛蒙特州聯邦參議員桑德斯、美國2020年總統大選3日迎來兩黨初選，關鍵第一役在中西部愛荷華州開跑，但民主黨的計票系統卻當機，鬧出笑話。（AP）

複雜計票機制

愛荷華州民主黨初選機制相當複雜，不像其他州是由選民前往投票所投票，而是各地的地方黨部召開會議，再經過兩階段記名投票，才能獲得結果。首先，愛荷華州的民主黨黨員須參與黨團會議，分組表態力挺的候選人是誰，接著各個候選人將派出選務代表「上台拉票」，積極遊說選民改變支持對象，並當場數人頭計算各候選人得票。

在第一階段投票未過有效門檻15％的候選人，其支持者在第二階段有「改票」的機會，可以轉而支持其他候選人、向其他同樣未超過門檻的陣營拉票，或離開現場。第二輪數人頭計票，得票達15％的候選人，會獲得相對比例的黨代表票數，並在7月全國委員會上投給該候選人。

愛荷華民主黨部在選舉剛結束時自信滿滿地表示，本次初選的投票率很高，召開1678個黨團大會，他們將首次在愛荷華州統計3種結果：第一階段投票的各候選人得票率、第二輪投票超過15%門檻的候選人得票率、41張的民主黨初選代表人票按「第二階段得票比例」分配的票數。

Here's your 7 a.m. Iowa results update: Still nothing.

This live results page will be very cool when results start to come in, though: https://t.co/NpSBIEXZBl pic.twitter.com/jZklbmno9u
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 4, 2020

一場系統性的災難

然而，愛荷華州民主黨部今年新採用的新計票手機程式出現重大故障，出現無法登錄、無故「閃退」的狀況，導致各選區的票務人員需要通過電話或電子郵件，來通報結果。這原本用來加快統計速度的工具，最終卻導致民主黨鬧了大笑話。前愛荷華州民主黨部主任埃登（Derek Eadon）坦承：「這是一場系統性的災難。」

亂局之中，參選人各自宣布對自己有利的結果，並對這荒謬的初選狀況開砲。桑德斯自行宣布領先，根據他的陣營所公布的內部計票數字，開票進度達40％時，他的支持率28.62％，領先布德賈吉的25.71％。

華倫競選操盤手羅斯帕斯（Joe Rospars）在發推痛批：「任何陣營這時候跑出來宣稱他們贏了，或者丟出不完整的計票數字，都只會增加混亂和錯誤信息。」然而在前1分鐘他發的推文指出：「前三名候選人（華倫、桑德斯、布德賈吉）之間非常接近，而拜登排在第四位。」

在還沒有任何實際結果出爐之前，唯一明顯的失敗者是愛荷華州民主黨部。在愛荷華州，這已經是連續第三次總統選舉初選的結果出現問題。共和黨參選人川普（Donald Trump）表示，民主黨人顯然搞砸了黨團大會初選，延遲公布結果是「歷史上最草率的失敗事件」，「人們當然會懷疑過程的公正性。還有，這些民主黨人竟說他們想要掌控我們的健保系統？」

The Democrat Caucus is an unmitigated disaster. Nothing works, just like they ran the Country. Remember the 5 Billion Dollar Obamacare Website, that should have cost 2% of that. The only person that can claim a very big victory in Iowa last night is “Trump”.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2020

journalist: 蔡娪嫣

events: 選舉 參選

title: 2020美國大選》民主黨愛荷華州初選：開不出結果！計票系統大當機，公正性引質疑


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武漢肺炎台灣至今晚已更新確診11例，疫情擴散導致民眾恐慌，瘋搶口罩的情形引發熱烈討論。國內知名連鎖批發店「光南大批發」今（4）日發布消息，將免費釋出50萬片防護口罩於各大分店發放協助防疫。而網友則提醒光南所發放的是一般的「防護」口罩，無法隔絕病毒，但仍肯定光南協助防疫的暖心行為。

「光南大批發」在臉書發文表示，為回饋鄉親並協助防疫，將在全台免費發放50萬片防護口罩，每人限領5片，直到發完為止。文章底下則有網友討論，光南所發放的口罩是一般的3層防護口罩，僅能防塵、無法隔絕病毒，但台灣目前沒有社區感染的情況，因此網友也表示「3層算好用了」。

其他網友也紛紛留言，希望若有物資，「直接給第一線醫療防疫人員會更好」，或是分給其他需要的人，從討論中可見台灣人在防疫非常時期願意互相幫助的溫情。

看更多【武漢肺炎疫情】最新報導： http://bit.ly/36PGP2b

journalist: 李芯

references: 臉書 網友

title: 光南免費發放50萬片「防護」口罩 暖心行動引發熱議


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Commentary: Identifying shortcomings, China resolute in virus fight

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in China have already exceeded 20,000, and the death toll has mounted over 400. The turning point is yet to come, and China is still struggling to keep up with the virus spread.

The arduous battle is fought by the world's largest developing country whose success is key to the global campaign against the epidemic. There is no excuse for retreat.

To contain the spread of the coronavirus within the shortest time possible, China has exhorted all sectors to push the prevention and control work into full swing. The most strict measures have been implemented, with the lockdown of the 11-million-people city of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, continuing for nearly two weeks.

Shortcomings and deficiencies, however, have also been exposed in response to the virus outbreak, though China has comprehensively improved its emergency response capacity since the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003.

This time, the virus is more infectious than SARS and has spread faster than expected. Medical equipment and surgical masks, protective suits, and safety goggles are urgently needed. Hospital beds are insufficient to treat patients.

Reflection goes deeper on China's emergency management system. An overhaul of environmental sanitation conditions should be conducted. Illegal wildlife trade has drawn extensive criticism. The national reserve system and reserve efficiency need to be enhanced. All these problems must be solved. The sacrifice shall not be made in vain.

Challenges are not only domestic. While the international community praises and supports China's anti-virus efforts, which have far exceeded what International Health Regulations required, some countries have inappropriately overreacted, creating and spreading fear.

The United States was the first to impose a travel ban on Chinese travelers, precisely what the World Health Organization (WHO) rejects. A U.S. federal official claimed the virus could help bring jobs back to the United States, revealing a mindset of taking advantage of others' difficulties. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during his trip overseas, even viciously attacked China's national system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

While China is engaged in the war with the common threat to global public health and growth, such words and actions from the U.S. side do not fit its touted role as a responsible global leader, disappointing both the Chinese people and the entire world.

China has never been a nation that is fearful of challenges.

This is the time for national mobilization. Few countries could attempt such prompt and resolute actions in containing the spread of the epidemic. Even fewer could allocate resources to the most needy in such a short time, such as complete building a hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds from scratch within 10 days.

This is the time for unity among 1.4 billion people of China. Public morale has been boosted across the nation. Although the epidemic would temporarily hurt service and other sectors, the economy as a whole is resilient enough to survive the shock.

This is the time for science. The fatality rate of the novel coronavirus on the Chinese mainland is far lower than Ebola, SARS and MERS. The steady rise in the number of recoveries serves as evidence that the treatments have been effective.

This is a time for openness and transparency. China has been sharing information about the virus with the WHO and relevant countries and regions. The country is taking effective measures to safeguard the well-being of foreign nationals in China. Chinese authorities regard withholding information as a crime.

This is a time for confidence in the leadership. As a governing party that puts the people's interest as the top priority, the CPC is quick to learn from the outbreak as a test of the governance system and capacity. The Party stresses unified command, coordination and arrangement. It allows no actions of shirking off responsibilities.

Tuesday is the start of spring, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. In the last two weeks, life in China has radically changed with the emergence of the infectious novel coronavirus, with streets almost empty and public events canceled in many cities. But people believe normal life will return just as spring has come.

title: Commentary: Identifying shortcomings, China resolute in virus fight - Xinhua | English.news.cn


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2月4日，在昆明长水国际机场，医疗队队员通过机场安检准备出发。

当日，云南省第二批援鄂医疗队踏上征程。此次出征的102人全部为护理队员，来自昆明医科大学第二附属医院、云南省第二人民医院、云南省第三人民医院、云南省中医医院、云南省肿瘤医院等9家医院。

新华社记者 江文耀 摄

title: 云南省第二批援鄂医疗队出征_图片频道_新华网


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2月3日晚

新华社在海外社交媒体New China账号

推出竖屏短片 "We stand alone together"

（中文版《隔离不隔心》）

借美剧《兄弟连》的热门桥段

激发起海外网友的共情

2分钟 20个抗“疫”催泪故事

海外网友称：看哭了

留言区满眼的

"You are not alone"

海外网友看视频后

将心比心

有的还要捐款，愿意各尽所能，帮助中国

普通中国人的善与美

获得了全世界人的尊重与支持

原视频看这里

We stand alone together (《隔离不隔心》）

（编辑：高尚 马汝轩）

title: “你们并不孤单！”新华社全民战“疫”视频看哭海外网友-新华网


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China Focus: Encouraging signs in China's battle against novel coronavirus outbreak

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- As strengthened measures were implemented on control, prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pneumonia, China has seen multiple encouraging signs in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.

Officials with the National Health Commission (NHC) said at a press conference Tuesday in Beijing that the majority of coronavirus patients in the country only suffer from mild symptoms and the average hospital stay is no longer than 20 days.

Chinese health authorities are also optimistic due to significant statistics that showcase the dropping fatality rate and declining daily number of fever patients.

MILD SYMPTOMS IN THE MAJORITY

Most patients that have been infected with the coronavirus only show mild symptoms, Jiao Yahui, an NHC official said at the press conference.

Jiao called on people not to mistakenly believe that all patients are suffering from severe symptoms even though the Tuesday press conference mainly introduced situations of severe patients. She also urged people not to panic.

The average hospital stay of discharged patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hubei Province, where the virus was first detected, lasted for 20 days, while those infected with the virus outside Hubei are hospitalized for an average of just over nine days, according to Jiao.

By the end of Monday, a total of 632 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospitals, the NHC said in its daily report, adding that Monday saw 157 people discharged from the hospital after recovery, 101 of which were in Hubei.

"We are eager to see a turning point in the outbreak situation as early as possible," Jiao said.

DECLINING FATALITY RATE

The NHC also announced Tuesday that the case fatality rate (CFR) of the novel coronavirus-related pneumonia had seen a decrease.

The CFR of the coronavirus infection on the Chinese mainland has dropped from an initial 2.3 percent at the beginning of the outbreak to the current 2.1 percent, according to the NHC.

Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic, has seen a majority of the deaths. The province has a death toll of 414, over 97 percent of the total, and its CFR was as high as 3.1 percent, the NHC official said.

Currently, more than 80 percent of the deaths were elderly people over 60 years old and over 75 percent had at least one underlying disease such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and tumors, Jiao said.

Elderly people with underlying diseases infected with any kind of pneumonia would be at a higher risk, she added.

Official data showed that a total of 425 people had died of the disease as of the end of Monday while the number of confirmed cases has reached to 20,438.

Jiao also noticed that the number of newly-cured patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia has exceeded the new death toll since Jan. 28. She said that the number might rise and fall in the upcoming days, but the current recovery rate has proven that the comprehensive treatment for the epidemic is gradually taking effect.

"China is going all out to improve admission and survival rates and reduce infection and fatality rates," she said.

SLOWING INCREASE OF FEVER PATIENTS

The daily number of patients in fever clinics across the country has declined as the country continues its rigorous measures to fight a novel coronavirus outbreak, the NHC official said.

National data showed that the country's fever clinics received a total of 220,865 patients on Monday, 7 percent lower than the previous day, said Jiao, adding that the figure has been declining for days, which is gradually easing the burden on medical staff working in fever clinics.

Jiao also noted that the situation in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is still challenging, with over 12,000 patients visiting fever clinics on Monday, but the increase is slowing.

Fever, cough and weakness are major symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection. A total of 15,000 fever clinics have been set up across the mainland.

title: China Focus: Encouraging signs in China's battle against novel coronavirus outbreak - Xinhua | English.news.cn


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防堵武漢肺炎，一艘「世界夢號」正停泊在高雄港，因為在前一次航程的遊客中，曾經載有三名武漢肺炎確診病例，下午的通關緊急喊卡，船員、旅客都不得下船。中央流行疫情中心也在晚間決議曾經停靠中港澳地區港口的郵輪，14天內不得停靠台灣。

停靠在高雄港的「威士特丹號」，亞洲航程從香港出發，原本計畫到菲律賓再到台灣花蓮、高雄、基隆，但傳出菲律賓和花蓮，都拒絕了威士特丹的停靠，來到高雄才順利停靠入關，難道高雄比較不怕疫情？花蓮港務分公司研究員林清富表示，「通關的程序上可能要花上5、6個小時會嚴重影響到陸上安排的觀光行程，他們就決定提早一天到高雄港去靠泊，」另外高雄港務分公司客經理林欣緯表示，「我們是針對在作業面到底船能不能靠泊、能不能作業、能不能通關，這是我們的重點，都可以做，當然不會做拒絕。」沒有疑似病例，沒有禁止進港的理由。不過船上旅客們還是會戴上口罩防疫。另外這艘「世界夢號」則是從2月1日開始，途經香港、基隆到高雄，下一站要回香港，3日晚間在基隆順利停靠，旅客也下船通關，沒想到傳出在上一趟的旅程中，曾經載有3名武漢肺炎的確診病例。中央流行疫情中心決議曾停靠中港澳地區港口的郵輪，14天內不得停靠台灣中央流行疫情中心執行官周志浩表示，「那入境前14天曾經靠泊中港澳地區的郵輪，也不要靠泊，若是民生補給的人道需求，當然可以靠泊，但這些人員不能入港。」就被郵輪成為防疫漏洞，中央流行疫情中心決議入境台灣前14天，曾經停靠中港澳地區港口的郵輪，以及入境前28天，曾載有確診患者或疑似病例的郵輪都不得停靠我國港口。因此這艘世界夢，船上的旅客、船員，現在通通不能下船，讓防疫滴水不漏。（民視新聞／綜合報導）   延伸閱讀             美國肺炎確診病例升！拒中國旅遊史外籍人士入境            中國溫州列肺炎二級流行地區 3地區中客禁止入境台灣

countries: 香港 中國 台灣 菲律賓 美國

taiwan-subdivisions: 基隆 員林 高雄 花蓮

title: 防堵武漢肺炎！曾停中港澳郵輪14天內禁靠岸


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中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中昨（3）日親上火線全程監督武漢台胞抵台健康檢驗過程，他今（4）日召開記者會提到新增一名確診案例時一度哽咽。而衛福部今日晚間也在臉書粉專發文感謝各界關心，並邀請網友留言「對中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官及全體同仁想講的話」，引發網友們熱議，目前已突破9萬個讚、超過上萬則留言和數千分享。

衛生福利部部長、中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中近日針對中國武漢肺炎的防疫工作努力不懈，昨日除了親上火線坐鎮指揮返國台胞的健康檢驗，超過24小時未闔眼，讓全台民眾有目共睹，也讓他的網路聲量一路狂飆。對此衛福部在臉書粉專徵求各界關心感謝或意見指教，晚間九點發文後，瞬間湧入大量網友按讚、留言、分享，目前已突破9萬個讚、超過上萬則留言和數千分享。網友一面倒留言對衛福部所有同仁們的努力付出表達深切感謝，並向台灣所有辛苦的第一線防疫人員致敬，紛紛表示，「辛苦第一線防疫人員了！」、「謝謝你們，再一次覺得生活在台灣很幸福」、「防疫團隊的夥伴們，辛苦了。」（民視新聞網／廖威誌 綜合報導）   延伸閱讀             快新聞／又新增一名病例！陳時中沮喪落淚：雖然沮喪但是會努力            扛防疫重任！陳時中逾24小時未闔眼 網心疼喊：部長去休息

countries: 台灣 中國

title: 為陳時中打氣！衛福部臉書狂飆上萬則留言「感謝有您們！」