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Holders of coveted tickets for the Tokyo Olympics are anxiously awaiting word on whether the Games will go ahead as planned, with a media report that they might not be refundable in case of a cancelation stirring fears they might be left out of pocket.

Tickets have been snapped up in Japan, with more than 3 million sold in the first domestic lottery in May last year. Demand for later sales also left many disappointed.

Organizers have repeatedly said that the July 24 to Aug. 9 Games would go ahead as scheduled, but with the rapid spread of COVID-19 bringing the sports world to a virtual standstill, fears are growing that the Olympics might be canceled or postponed.

On Wednesday, the Asahi Shimbun reported that tickets might not be refundable if the Olympics were to be canceled, citing organizers and contractual details connected to the tickets.

Should holding the Olympics be prevented due to force majeure incidents, ranging from disasters to war and “states of emergency connected to public health,” organizers would not be held responsible, the newspaper said.

The report prompted a flood of comments on social media, making it one of the top trending Twitter topics in Japan.

“What — no refunds if it’s canceled? Are you kidding me?” one Twitter user said, while another lamented: “I’ll just bid goodbye to that 100,000 yen [US$917].”

Tokyo Games organizers said in a statement that they would monitor the situation, but that neither they nor the International Olympic Committee were thinking of canceling the Games and were making every preparation to ensure they open on time on July 24.

“The terms and conditions do not state that ‘tickets cannot be refunded,’ so the article is not accurate,” they added.

Many ticket holders appeared resigned.

“I’ve almost given up on the Olympics,” said Toshikazu Moriwaki, a 66-year-old retired banker who paid about ￥110,000 for four tickets, but added that he believed he would get a refund.

“I want to watch the Games, but above all, I want to have the Olympics in Tokyo, even delayed. No cancelation please,” he said.

Liz Shek-Noble, an Australian resident of Tokyo, has tickets to diving and Paralympic fencing.

“I am not optimistic about the likelihood of getting a refund in the event that the Olympics and Paralympics are canceled,” she said.

“In the event that they are postponed, I hope that those who have tickets are given the choice of attending their events on a new date, or being partially or fully refunded,” she added.

Others continued to hope.

“First, I want to know if the Games are on or not before worrying about a refund,” said a South Korean woman living in Japan who holds two tickets to see golf. “I’m really looking forward to seeing the events that we luckily got tickets for.”

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Deutsche Lufthansa AG said that the airline industry might not survive without state aid if the coronavirus pandemic lasts for a long time, as it throws everything at bringing home stranded travelers and keeping industrial supply chains open.

The German airline group has cut capacity, proposed reduced working time and pay, and suspended its dividend, saying it was impossible to forecast the effects of COVID-19 on profitability.

The desperate outlook came as airline turmoil deepened yesterday, with Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd telling most of its 30,000 employees to take leave and India preparing a US$1.6 billion rescue package to aid carriers.

Aircraft are pictured parked at the international airport in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Wednesday.
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“The spread of the coronavirus has placed the entire global economy and our company as well in an unprecedented state of emergency,” Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said in a statement. “At present, no one can foresee the consequences.”

Lufthansa, which also owns Swiss International Air Lines AG, Austrian Airlines AG and Brussels Airlines, has carried out and planned 140 relief flights to repatriate stranded citizens in what has been described as the biggest operation of its kind.

“In addition, we are doing our utmost to help ensure that supply chains for many thousands of businesses do not break down by mobilizing additional capacity for air freight transport,” Spohr said.

Lufthansa has already held talks with the German government on providing liquidity, including through special loans from state development bank KfW.

“The longer this crisis lasts, the more likely it is that the future of aviation cannot be guaranteed without state aid,” Spohr said.

As governments across the world close borders and airports, the Lufthansa group has been forced to make drastic cuts in its flight operations.

Austrian Airlines is suspending operations until Saturday next week, with the exception of special flights, after its last regular scheduled flight to Vienna landed yesterday.

Lufthansa is also discontinuing long-haul flights from Munich and for now would only offer long-haul flights from Frankfurt, it said, announcing a reduction of passenger flights by 95 percent overall.

About 700 of the group’s 763 aircraft would be temporarily parked. Some passenger planes might be redeployed to shift freight.

In order to secure its finances, Lufthansa said it had raised an additional 600 million euros (US$648 million) in recent weeks, giving it liquidity of about 4.3 billion euros.

In addition, it has unused credit lines of about 800 million euros and is looking to raise further funds, including through aircraft financing.

“We own 86 percent of the group’s fleet, which is largely unencumbered and has a book value of around 10 billion euros,” chief financial officer Ulrik Svensson said.

The executive board would take a 20 percent pay cut, Lufthansa said.

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The ATP and WTA professional tennis tours on Wednesday suspended all competition through at least June 7 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and froze their rankings “until further notice.”

In a rare joint statement by the men’s and women’s tours, they announced that the entire clay-court circuit “will not be held as scheduled” — one day after the start of the French Open, also played on that surface, was postponed from May to September.

The French Tennis Federation’s go-it-alone decision to pick new dates and reschedule the beginning of its clay-court Grand Slam tournament for one week after the end of the hard-court US Open in New York prompted some shade from the fractured sport’s other governing bodies.

Germany’s Angelique Kerber serves to Canada’s Bianca Andreescu in their BNP Paribas Open women’s final in Indian Wells, California, on March 17 last year.
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“Now is not a time to act unilaterally, but in unison,” the ATP-WTA statement said. “All decisions related to the impact of the coronavirus require appropriate consultation and review with the stakeholders in the game.”

That is “a view that is shared by” the ATP, WTA, International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the groups that run the US Open, Wimbledon and Australian Open, it added.

As of now, the next major championship on the tennis calendar is Wimbledon, which is scheduled to start in England on June 29.

Its organizers and those in charge of the US Open, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 31, have said that they are not yet ready to make any changes to their tournaments, but are studying the matter.

Shortly after the ATP-WTA announcement, the ITF put a halt to its lower-tier events until June 7.

The tours last week said that they would suspend play until late next month or early May.

The tournaments affected by Wednesday’s moves include combined men’s and women’s events in Madrid and Rome.

Also being scrapped are upcoming WTA tournaments in Strasbourg, France, and Rabat, Morocco, along with ATP events in Munich, Germany; Estoril, Portugal; Geneva, Switzerland; and Lyon, France.

With players unable to add points by winning matches, they will not lose them now, either, and would hold their current spots in the ATP and WTA rankings until June — and possibly beyond.

The rankings of June 8, which was supposed to be the day after the French Open concluded, were going to be the cutoff to help determine qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.

It is not known whether that is to change.

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AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS:
 Clothing retailer Next said it was preparing for a significant downturn, while Burberry said its sales could fall by up to 80 percent

British online supermarket Ocado Group PLC said that growth in the last three weeks was double that of its first quarter, as panicked shoppers stock up on goods ahead of an expected shutdown to tackle the coronavirus.

The pioneer of online shopping said it had been forced to stop registrations from new customers and impose a waiting system online after it saw a several hundred percentage increase in Web traffic.

Customers were also spending more and buying more ambient goods. The government has so far shut schools and advised people to avoid bars, restaurants and theaters, but it has warned it is ready to adopt more stringent measures to curb the outbreak.

A message on a traffic information sign is pictured next to an Ocado delivery truck parked in Hatfield, England, on Wednesday.
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Ocado said its guidance for 10 to 15 percent retail revenue growth for the whole year this year was unchanged, as it believes there is a large element of forward buying, leading to disruption further down the line.

“The impact of higher basket values and order demand, amid growing public concern over the coronavirus, was limited in the quarter, although this has since picked up significantly and growth in the second quarter is so far double that of the first quarter,” Ocado chief executive Melanie Smith said.

British clothing retailer Next yesterday said that the industry faced an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, but said its balance sheet and margins would help it weather the storm.

The group, which has about 700 stores, with about 500 of those in Britain and Ireland, and also operates its online directory and catalogue business, said it was preparing for a significant downturn in sales during the coronavirus crisis.

It said that total brand sales fell 8.8 percent in the week starting on Sunday last week and were down 30 percent from Sunday to Tuesday.

Next said that, given the unprecedented nature of the crisis, it could not predict the extent of the effects on its retail and online sales.

It said its stress test showed that the business could comfortably sustain a loss of more than ￡1 billion (US$1.15 billion), or 25 percent, of annual full-price sales, without exceeding its current bond and bank facilities.

The company’s priorities were to keep its workplaces and shops as safe as possible for customers and staff, securing the cash resources of the business, and developing its online platform and product ranges throughout the next six months, it said.

Meanwhile, luxury British brand Burberry PLC warned that sales in the final weeks of this month would fall by about 70 to 80 percent compared with last year, as the coronavirus causes shops to close and demand for luxury goods to dry up.

Burberry yesterday said that it expected sales at comparable retail stores in the final weeks of its financial year to Saturday next week to be down between 70 and 80 percent, and as a result it expected overall fourth-quarter sales to be 30 percent lower.

The forecast for this month showed that the effects of the coronavirus were intensifying, with sales dropping off further from a level of being down 40 to 50 percent over the past six weeks.

It said it had ￡600 million of cash and a ￡300 million revolving credit facility, and was working to cut costs to help maintain a strong financial position.

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Formula One teams must close for three weeks by the end of next month in a move that would allow races to be rescheduled during the European summer and help limit the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What would have been a record 22-round calendar is already suspended, with last weekend’s season opener in Melbourne canceled and no racing expected until at least the end of May.

The FIA on Wednesday said in a statement that its World Motor Sport Council approved the change to this season’s regulations to allow the cancelation of a scheduled August break.

An Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team member closes the garage of Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen during testing at the Bahrain International Circuit near Manama on April 2 last year.
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The 10 teams must instead shut their factories for three weeks between now and the end of next month.

“The change was supported unanimously by both the F1 strategy group and F1 commission,” the FIA said.

The switch would also help smaller, privately owned teams survive what threatens to be an existential crisis as their revenues shrink without any reduction in costs.

Multiple sources told reporters that the teams, FIA and senior Formula One management were yesterday to discuss further measures in a conference call.

That looks likely to involve delaying by a year the introduction of radical new technical regulations planned for next season.

Teams would otherwise have to devote considerable resources to designing their cars for next season, while also seeking to remain competitive this year.

By bringing forward the lockdown, teams can turn off costly wind tunnels and freeze development.

Some European countries are in lockdown as they seek to contain the spread of the virus and many team staff are already working from home or in self-isolation after flying back from Australia.

However, the lack of an August break would be another blow for employees, with family vacations having to be canceled and the prospect of a packed second half of the year, with races running into December.

British-based Red Bull said that they planned to close their Milton Keynes factory on Friday next week for three weeks, subject to developments.

“Whilst we would all love to return to racing, the severity of this global pandemic is changing by the hour and the impact transcends our sport,” the team said in a statement. “We therefore agree with the measures being taken to reduce the risk of transmission and will support any further race postponements that are deemed necessary.”

The Spanish, Dutch and Monaco grands prix in May all look uncertain, but have yet to be postponed or canceled.

Monaco is likely to be canceled if not held in late May, due to the logistical challenges of organizing the race in the Mediterranean principality, but the Dutch round — a home race for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen — could move to August.

The sport is also keen to reschedule lucrative races in China, Vietnam and Bahrain.

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The Liberty Times Editorial: No argument for unfair NHI rules

COVID-19 is a test for the epidemic prevention, medical contingency planning and public policy capabilities of every nation, and has sparked investigations and debate.

Taiwan has a good health insurance system and medical care. Still, in the words of Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (陳時中): “We have done well in the quizzes, but still have some work to do if we are to pass the final exam.”

In the commentary surrounding the efforts to contain the virus, the old debate about overseas Taiwanese and Chinese abusing the National Health Insurance (NHI) system has once again become a source of controversy. Legislators from the ruling and opposition parties should propose legislative amendments or the Cabinet should take direct action to close loopholes in the NHI system.

The system involves disease prevention. In the US, prevention routines seem to be good, but the epidemic continues to spread all the same.

Experts say that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) initial test kits were problematic and pointed to the fact that the US has yet to establish a universal health insurance system.

They also say that 30 million Americans have no health insurance at all and have to pay high medical bills. The result is that there has not been enough testing and the opportunity to prevent an epidemic there at an early stage was lost.

This does not pose a problem for the NHI, which has cards that are used to check people’s travel history and to purchase masks.

The issue over overseas Taiwanese and Chinese using the NHI is the result of China-based Taiwanese, and people with one Taiwanese and one Chinese parent taking advantage of the system.

They might have not lived in Taiwan for many years, rarely pay taxes here, pay the lowest premium and only visit for short periods, but they often abuse the system.

One such person is singer Huang An (黃安), who works in China and claims to have annual earning of tens of million of New Taiwan dollars.

Despite this, he pays a monthly NHI premium of NT$749 (US$24.55). His actions and statements have been a source of controversy, and people say that he only returns to Taiwan to take advantage of the healthcare system.

This makes many Taiwanese who pay a premium based on their income unhappy and legislators are demanding that situations such as Huang’s be stopped.

The same applies to children with one Taiwanese and one Chinese parent, who are also eligible for the NHI and commonly pay the lowest premium. They use medical resources in excess of the premiums they pay. This group is often referred to as “Xiao Ming” (小明) by the media, referring to reports about a Chinese-Taiwanese who took advantage of the NHI.

The dispute over these groups has to do with practical matters of the NHI, which is a mandatory system. All people who are insured under it are divided into six categories based on profession or relationship, and must pay premiums based on their income. The government subsidizes low-income groups, unemployed people and others, and they pay the lowest premium.

The reason the “Huang An” and “Xiao Ming” groups are controversial is that they do not live in Taiwan, so regardless of income and whether they pay tax here, they pay the lowest premium, with the government paying the rest. Paying only NT$749 a month means that for Huang and his ilk, health insurance is welfare.

Legislators should fix this situation.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) has suggested that people like Huang should form a seventh NHI category. If they spend less than 183 days per year in Taiwan and do not pay taxes here, their premiums should be based on their income.

However, income reports are not checked — people are trusted to report their income truthfully. If it were found that a person reported the wrong income, they would have to bear the legal consequences of doing so.

The regulations for children of Taiwanese and Chinese parents living in China joining the NHI are too lax due to an administrative order opening a back door to the system, allowing those who visit Taiwan as a dependent or have a permit to visit relatives to be part of it. This is an exception to the National Health Insurance Act (全民健保法), which otherwise requires legal residency for six months.

Above all, as they are in the lowest-premium category, some non-Republic of China citizens can get better treatment than residents.

Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) advocates that proof of residency be interpreted according to the act and that premiums for non-residents be different from residents, which would reduce costs for the government.

These suggestions would guarantee the right to medical treatment for overseas Taiwanese and would not exclude Chinese who have one Taiwanese parent. What they would do is improve its sustainability based on fairness, equality and the law, which is reasonable and would receive widespread public support.

Online opinion polls show that 90 percent of people agree and 40 percent think the regulations should be even stricter.

The image of the National Health Insurance Bureau would also be boosted with such amendments.

However, raising the premiums and making qualification requirements stricter would cause a backlash among some groups, while issues such as those embodied by Huang and Xiao involve China.

The People’s Daily has published articles strongly criticizing the changes that have been proposed.

Nevertheless, opponents are unable to provide persuasive arguments and even call the lawmakers who promote the changes “anti-Chinese,” saying they are using the COVID-19 pandemic to promote Taiwanese independence and exclude Taiwanese businesspeople based in China. Such arguments are unreasonable and unlikely to gain support.

The NHI has run at a deficit for the past three years. The shortfall last year was NT$30 billion, so premiums might rise next year.

At a time when everyone is concerned about the pandemic, it is timely and appropriate for lawmakers to propose reform to close loopholes.

There is no need to name these amendments after Huang or Xiao, and the act has other loopholes that lead to greater losses, but to oppose reform because of claims that they are aimed at individual cases or because the sums are not large is not how the system’s sustainability can be guaranteed.

On the contrary, beginning with obviously unfair and unreasonable examples is how small victories are accumulated toward the overall goal of NHI reform.

What will be the consequences if the loopholes are not closed and a small number of people are not blocked from abusing it while the majority shoulder the burden of raised premiums?

If the system is not reformed, we will find out.

Translated by Perry Svensson

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title: Virus Outbreak: Trump invokes emergency powers

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‘IT’S A WAR’:
 Describing himself as a ‘wartime president,’ Donald Trump said the fight against COVID-19 would require national ‘sacrifice,’ and promised economic relief

Confronting twin health and economic crises, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and other treatment centers.

Trump described himself as a “wartime president,” as virus cases surged and the markets fell, and he took a series of extraordinary steps to steady a battered nation, its day-to-day life fundamentally altered.

Most immediately, Trump said he would employ the Defense Production Act as needed, giving the government more power to steer production by private firms, and try to overcome shortages in masks, ventilators and other supplies.

Trump added that he would expand the nation’s testing capacity.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development would suspend foreclosures and evictions through next month. A growing number of Americans face losing jobs, and missing rent and mortgage payments.

However, as Trump laid out efforts to steady the economy, the markets plummeted. Gone were the last of the gains that the Dow Jones Industrial Average had made since he took office.

US administration announcements came on a fast-moving day of developments across the nation’s capitol, its empty streets standing in contrast to the whirlwind of activity inside the grand spaces of the White House and the Capitol.

The US Senate was taking up a financial aid package, while the administration pushed forward its economic relief plan, which proposes US$500 billion in checks to millions of Americans, with the first checks to come on April 6 if Congress approves the plan.

Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jointly announced that the US-Canada border would be closed, except for essential personnel and for trade. The virus is afflicting people in both countries.

The White House urged hospitals to cancel all elective surgeries to reduce the risk of being overwhelmed by rising cases.

Asked why a number of celebrities, such as professional basketball players, seemed to have easier access to diagnostic tests than ordinary citizens, Trump said: “Perhaps that’s the story of life.”

“I’ve heard that happens on occasion,” he said.

Trump dismissed talk from US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, who suggested that the nation could face 20 percent unemployment at least in the short term.

That is an “absolute total worst-case scenario,” Trump said. “We’re no way near it.”

The US administration has told Americans to avoid groups of more than 10 people and the elderly to stay home, while a pointed reminder was given to millennials to follow the guidelines and avoid social gatherings.

Trump likened the effort to the measures taken during World War II and said it would require national “sacrifice.”

“It’s a war,” he said. “I view it as a, in a sense, a wartime president. It’s a very tough situation.”

The president also employed more nativist, us-vs-them rhetoric at the briefing, continuing his recent habit of referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus,” which has been sharply criticized as racist.

“It’s not racist at all,” Trump said. “It comes from China, that’s all.”

He was asked about a report that a White House aide had referred to the virus as the “Kung flu” when talking to an Asian-American reporter and Trump did not signal disapproval of the offensive term.

The Defense Production Act gives the president a broad set of authorities to shape the domestic industrial base so that it is capable of providing essential materials and goods needed in a national security crisis.

The law allows the president to require businesses and corporations to prioritize and accept contracts for required materials and services. It also allows the president to provide incentives for the domestic industrial base to expand the production and supply of critical materials and goods, according to a March 2 report by the Congressional Research Service.

Trump also said he would soon invoke a rarely used federal statute that would enable the US to tighten controls along the southwest border because of COVID-19, based on a recommendation of the US surgeon general.

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Virus Outbreak: Sick staff fueled outbreak at care centers in Seattle

Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly people in the Seattle area, US federal health officials said on Wednesday.

At least 30 COVID-19 deaths have been linked to Life Care Center in Kirkland.

A report on Wednesday from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the most detailed account to date of what drove the outbreak.

Chuck Sedlacek, a patient at the Life Care Center, smiles through a window at his children Seri, left, Susan, center, and Scott, who were visiting him in Kirkland, Washington, on Wednesday. He was admitted to the facility on Feb. 20 for a broken ankle and tested positive for COVID-19. However, he has no symptoms and his children are trying to get him released.
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Public health authorities who surveyed long-term care facilities in the area found facilities did not have enough personal protective equipment or other items, such as alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

They also said nursing homes in the area are vulnerable because staff members worked with symptoms, worked in more than one facility, and sometimes did not know about or follow recommendations about protecting their eyes or being careful while in close contact with ill patients.

Nursing home officials were also slow to think that symptoms might be caused by COVID-19 and faced problems from limited testing ability, the report said.

Life Care officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the findings. Long into the outbreak, facility officials said they did not have enough tests for residents and that staff had gone untested.

Several family members and friends who visited Life Care before the outbreak said that they did not notice any unusual precautions, and none said they were asked about their health, or if they had visited China or any other countries struck by the virus.

They said visitors came in as they always did, sometimes without signing in. Staffers had only recently begun wearing masks. Moreover, organized events went on as planned, including a Feb. 26 Mardi Gras party, when residents and visitors packed into a common room, passed plates of sausage, rice and king cake, and sang as a band played When the Saints Go Marching In.

“We were all eating, drinking, singing and clapping to the music,” said Pat McCauley, who was there visiting a friend. “In hindsight, it was a real germ-fest.”

About 57 percent of the patients at the nursing home were hospitalized after getting infected. Of those, more than one in four died. No staff members died.

“The findings in this report suggest that once COVID-19 has been introduced into a long-term care facility, it has the potential to result in high attack rates among residents, staff members and visitors,” the report says. “In the context of rapidly escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in much of the United States, it is critical that long-term care facilities implement active measures to prevent introduction of COVID-19.”

Infected staff members included those working in physical therapy, occupational therapy and nursing and nursing assistants.

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title: The Plot Against America’ goes for daring Trump parallel

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A new TV adaptation of Philip Roth’s bleak 2004 novel, which envisions an alternate history of a fascist US that suggests a link between fantasy and the current political reality, began airing this week

US author Philip Roth certainly could never have imagined Donald Trump’s presidency when he wrote The Plot Against America. But a new TV adaptation of his bleak 2004 novel, which envisions an alternate history of a fascist US certainly suggests a link between fantasy and the current political reality.

David Simon, creator of the acclaimed drug-crime saga The Wire, got the blessing of Roth — who died in 2018 — before launching into the six-episode HBO series.

“If you read the novel, it’s startling how allegorical it is to our political moment,” Simon said in an interview with NPR.

John Turturro appears in a scene from The Plot Against America. The 6-part mini-series, based on the novel by the late Philip Roth, premiered on Monday.
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“In some respects, using the past and trying to reference the past as allegory is your best shot for explaining what has happened to the American body politic right now.”

The show, which began airing late Monday, offers a giant “what if” — what if aviator hero (and known fascist sympathizer) Charles Lindbergh had defeated Franklin D Roosevelt in the 1940 US presidential election?

Alternate history has become a bit of a genre in the era of peak TV — other examples include the dystopian saga The Man in the High Castle and HBO’s hit series Watchmen.

But unlike many other examples, The Plot Against America draws uncomfortably close parallels to real-life events.

While Lindbergh was never a Republican White House hopeful, he was a national icon and the face of the America First Committee, an influential isolationist movement that had as many as 800,000 members advocating that the US stay out of World War II.

The series even rehashes the most famous speech of the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, in which he condemned Nazi aggression but accused Jews of wanting to drag America into the war.

Little by little, the series depicts the tilt of American society towards fear, racism and violence.

‘DRY RUN AT FASCISM’

Simon — who co-wrote the series with Wire collaborator Ed Burns — sets the tale, as Roth did, in the author’s hometown of Newark, New Jersey, in the home of an ordinary Jewish family.

By limiting the number of characters, the series stays on point and allows viewers to delve deeper into their motivations and personalities.

“Roth’s book is at its most powerful when it’s examining what the members of this Jewish-American family... do when confronted by a dry run at fascism in their country,” Simon told NPR.

“Every one of them struggles with that question of, you know, where do you stand in an America that is transforming itself into something less than a republic?”

“And that’s kind of where we’re at” in present-day America, added Simon, a former Baltimore Sun reporter who has also worked on Treme and The Deuce for HBO.

In 2013, Simon was approached to work on Plot, but he said he declined at the time because he didn’t think the country was “going that way.”

Barack Obama was in the Oval Office, and Simon believed American society seemed to be evolving to be more inclusive, and putting to rest the specter of racism and segregation.

“How wrong I was,” he said.

Simon gathered an all-star cast to tell the story, including Winona Ryder as a woman engaged to a rabbi (John Turturro) who ends up working for Lindbergh and mistakenly believes he can use his influence to curb his anti-Semitic policies.

“I think I’m fairly convinced not only that it can happen here, but that we are right now on a road where it will happen here,” Simon said of the path towards demagoguery, slamming what he called Trump’s “misrule.”

He added that it could happen “unless there is a sufficient level of awareness of how vulnerable we are and how fragile democracy actually is.”

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A hedge fund manager in Hong Kong has publicly apologized after a parody video of him licking his finger and wiping it on a handrail in a metro car went viral, sparking anger in the territory which is grappling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Several Hong Kong newspapers yesterday ran screen shots of the video in their print editions, one on its front page, while many residents took to social media to condemn the video.

“I made light of the COVID-19 situation in a parody video that was only intended for a handful of friends,” Solitude Capital Management chief investment officer Joel Werner said in a public Facebook post. “But I now realize that I shouldn’t have done that. A global pandemic is no laughing matter.”

Werner said in the post that he unreservedly apologized to anyone he might have offended, adding that he had used hand sanitizer before and after touching the pole, and had also wiped the pole with hand sanitizer afterward.

Hong Kong has 192 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with the bulk of recent infections involving people arriving from overseas.

Some Hong Kongers have expressed concern that the territory’s expatriate population has adopted fewer precautionary measures than locals — by not wearing masks for example.

A representative for Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp said that the company had reported the incident to the police.

“These acts, which ignore public morality, run counter to Hong Kong society’s determination to fight the epidemic,” MTR said in an e-mailed statement.

Werner did not immediately reply to a LinkedIn message. Telephone calls to Solitude Capital went unanswered and the fund’s Web site showed a black screen yesterday morning.

The South China Morning Post quoted Werner as saying that he had shared the video and a second clip showing him disinfecting the handrail in a private WhatsApp group with friends.

Werner told the newspaper that he spoke to the police, who told him that they were not interested in the case.

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title: Greek police use tear gas on refugees at border

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CLASHES:
 About 2,000 refugees are still camped out on the Greek-Turkish border, weeks after Ankara opened its borders for them to cross into Europe via Greece

Police on Greece’s border with Turkey on Wednesday used tear gas and water cannons to repel hundreds of refugees and migrants clustered on the Turkish side who attempted to break down a border fence and enter Greece.

The evening clashes took place near the Kastanies border crossing.

Greek police said that Turkish authorities also fired tear gas at Greek forces, and migrants later lit fires on the Turkish side of the fence.

Similar clashes occurred before dawn on Wednesday, lasting for about two hours.

An estimated 2,000 people are still camped out on the Greek-Turkish border, weeks after Turkey declared its borders to Europe open, and encouraged migrants and refugees living in the country to try crossing into EU member Greece.

Tens of thousands of people headed to the frontier, despite Greece’s insistence that its eastern border, which is also the EU’s external border, was shut.

The move came after months of threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would allow millions of refugees into Europe unless the bloc provided more support for refugee care in Turkey.

The EU says it is adhering to a 2016 deal with Turkey under which it provides billions of dollars in funds in return for Turkey caring for more than 3.5 million refugees from Syria.

On Wednesday, Turkey declared that it was closing down its six land and sea border crossings with Greece and Bulgaria in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19.

However, a senior Turkish official said that the measure did not amount to an end of Ankara’s policy of not preventing refugees from leaving Turkey.

The borders were sealed to people and not the transportation of goods, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with Turkish government protocol.

The violence on the border came hours after Erdogan on Tuesday held a four-way videoconference with the leaders of France, Germany and Britain to discuss the refugee crisis.

A statement from Erdogan’s office said the four leaders also discussed ways of resolving the Syria conflict and providing humanitarian aid in Syria’s troubled Idlib Province. It did not immediately provide further details.

The teleconference between Erdogan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was arranged after the European leaders canceled plans to travel to Istanbul due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Virus Outbreak: Cats, PJs unwelcome as work video calling boom prompts new etiquette

Andre Hilden, a data architecture consultant in Oakland, California, missed a memo from his company last week requiring employees to use videoconferencing for all meetings while working from home.

“I wasn’t showered. I wasn’t shaved. I was dressed, fortunately. And my cat was on top of me,” Hilden said.

He later saw new rules set out in the memo banned pets at the virtual meetings.

A computer screen shows a technical glitch during a videoconferencing session with Impossible Foods vice president of communications Jennifer Appelgren on Zoom in Redwood City, California, on Friday last week.
 Photo: Reuters

With large swaths of employees in the US starting to work from home to help contain the spread of COVID-19, some companies are encouraging, or even requiring, employees to go on camera. It is a way to stay connected, and maybe, for some, a way to make sure employees at least look focused on work.

Justin Uberti, who helped Google develop the technology standard for Web video chat, said on Twitter on Monday that it would be the biggest day for “video conferencing in the history of Earth. By a long shot.”

However, the boom is catching some off guard as they grapple with etiquette.

Hilden’s Silicon Valley clients that day were understanding about his feline companion as many bring their pets to their real offices. However, Hilden said his company serves many clients in the Midwest where business norms are stricter and pets on a video call could be viewed as inappropriate.

David Wu, from venture capital firm Maveron, said he dresses to make a good impression even on video calls.

“But that can be different depending on the audience,” he said.

Entrepreneurs see him in a T-shirt, while investors will probably see a dress shirt.

“But always with sweatpants these days,” he added.

At Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, principal Katherine Caputo said enforcing the school dress code via videoconference helps keep students focused, even if they are pairing sanctioned tops with pajama bottoms.

“I’m not going to enforce something I can’t see,” she said.

A standard background, with school logo, helps cut distraction.

Ginger Rowe, the owner of Time Out Clothing in Los Gatos, California — home to Netflix corporate headquarters — is using the #workfromhome hashtag to market business casual outfits on Instagram.

Rowe said she was looking for creative ways to help her survive the hardest time she has experienced since she opened shop 26 years ago.

Unfortunately for Impossible Foods executive Jessica Appelgren, the blades of grass in her backdrop during her team’s call via videoconferencing app Zoom last week did not stay in the background as her computer could not handle the function.

“You could see the backdrop through my eyes,” said Appelgren, vice president of communications. “I just looked like an alien.”

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ISRAEL

Shut Knesset sparks anger

Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein on Wednesday abruptly adjourned all parliamentary meetings until next week, apparently a response to COVID-19, in a move that froze opposition efforts to discuss bills seeking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ouster. The decision drew angry accusations from Netanyahu’s opponents that the embattled prime minister is using the coronavirus crisis to cement his hold on power. Netanyahu’s rival vowed to challenge the parliamentary delay in the Supreme Court, while President Reuven Rivlin, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, said the nation’s democratic system was being threatened. “We must not let this crisis, as serious as it is, harm our democratic system,” Rivlin said, as he implored Edelstein to ensure parliamentary activity.

DENMARK

Home test kits to track virus

The government is to start offering take-home kits to collect samples to test for COVID-19 to get a better view of its spread, health authorities said on Wednesday. Patients who contact a clinic about respiratory symptoms can have a relative pick up a test and collect a sample at home, which the clinic would forward to a lab, they said. “It’s also important to have an impression of the level of transmission going on in society among those who have mild symptoms and are never referred to a hospital,” said Tyra Grove Krause, head of the infectious epidemiology and prevention unit at the State Serum Institute, a Ministry of Health unit.

UNITED STATES

Hospital ship coming to NYC

The Navy hospital ship Comfort is being dispatched to New York City, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters in Albany on Wednesday. The floating hospital, which has previously been sent to disaster zones such as post-Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Haiti, can help free 1,000 beds for COVID-19 patients, Cuomo said. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Tuesday told reporters that hospital ships are not equipped to handle infectious disease patients, but could provide care for trauma victims, allowing more beds in hospitals for those with COVID-19.

MEXICO

No airport shutdown

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday ruled out closing airports and other tough measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he is trying to prevent a complete shutdown of the economy that would hurt the poor. In sharp contrast with the policies implemented by most of its neighbors, the nation for the moment would not bow to pressure to shut its airports, restaurants and curtail social life because it needs to defend economic activity, Lopez Obrador said at a daily news conference in Mexico City.

UNITED STATES

No sharing: cannabis group

To avoid COVID-19 spreading, marijuana smokers should avoid sharing joints and should favor edible products, cannabis industry figures said on Wednesday. “As long as cultures have consumed cannabis, the practice of sharing a joint amongst friends has been a common social practice,” said Erik Altieri, executive director of the nonprofit National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. “But given what we know about COVID-19 and its transmission, it would be mindful during this time to halt this behavior,” he said in a statement. He also urged users not to share tools such as bongs, water pipes or vaping pens, and to clean them with disinfectant gel.

MALAYSIA

Only 60% follow lockdown

The government has said that it would resort to deploying the army if the public continues to flout the two-week lockdown that was imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. “If there is no choice, and compliance is still at 60 to 70 percent, I believe that it’s highly likely the army will be deployed,” Minister of Defense Ismail Sabri Yaakob told reporters yesterday. The nation has shut schools, shops and many public services until March 31.

SOUTH KOREA

Nursing home has 74 cases

The nation yesterday posted a jump in new COVID-19 cases, reversing days of slowing infections after a new outbreak emerged in a nursing home in Daegu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 152 new cases, after the nation had recorded fewer than 100 new infections for the four days prior to Wednesday. Among the new cases, 97 are from Daegu, where the centers said that at least 74 patients at a nursing home have tested positive for the virus this week. The fresh outbreak has prompted Daegu officials to launch extensive checks on all other nursing homes, totaling more than 33,000 people.

JAPAN

Online dance defies virus

Aficionados of classical dance are using modern technology to keep their passion for the art form alive despite the pandemic. Takujiro Hanayagi, who with a fan in his hand teaches the graceful dance form known as Nihon Buyo — literally “Japanese dance” — has begun instructing his pupils via a tablet computer. “Culture shouldn’t stop because of the virus,” Hanayagi said. Students are embracing the chance to learn the dance form, which dates back to the Edo period (1603-1868). “It’s similar to how I would normally practice,” said Komaki Yamashita, who has started taking the online lessons.

THAILAND

‘Ninja robots’ aid doctors

Hospitals are deploying “ninja robots” to measure fevers and protect the health of medical workers on the front lines of the pandemic. First built to monitor recovering stroke patients, the machines have been repurposed to help fight the coronavirus. They help staff members at four Bangkok hospitals reduce their risk of infection by allowing doctors and nurses to speak to patients over a video link. “They can stand outside the room and communicate with patients inside through the robot,” Viboon Sangveraphunsiri of Chulalongkorn University said. Later models would be designed to take food and medicine to patients, and could also eventually be used to disinfect hospital wards, Viboon said. His engineering team is racing to build more “ninjas” — named for their matte black exterior — for another 10 hospitals across the nation.

SOUTH AFRICA

Virus shuts bars overnight

The government on Wednesday ordered bars and restaurants to close at night and limit the number of patrons to 50 people during the day as it ratcheted up its response to the pandemic. International flight routes and schools had already been shut, and now bars and restaurants that sell liquor must remain closed from 6pm to 9am, it said. The order from Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma came after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday declared a national state of disaster.

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A massive coronavirus prayer session with tens of thousands of devotees sparked an outcry in Bangladesh on Wednesday as the South Asian nation reported its first death from the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 10,000 Muslims gathered in an open field in Raipur to pray “healing verses” from the Koran to rid the country of the coronavirus, Raipur Police Chief Tota Miah said.

“They held the Khatme Shifa prayers after dawn to free the country from the coronavirus,” Miah said.

Muslims attend a prayer session near Raipur, Bangladesh, on Wednesday to ask for safety amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
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Organizers claimed that the number of worshipers was 25,000.

Organizers did not get permission from authorities to hold the session, Miah said.

Photographs of the gathering were widely shared on social media, with commenters slamming the massive rally.

Bangladeshi authorities have already shut schools and asked locals to avoid large gatherings in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

“Unbelievable how they even have done it without notifying the police? They will be held responsible if anything happens to the people in the region,” Abdur Rahman wrote on Facebook.

Despite the authorities’ appeal to avoid crowded public areas, many took the opportunity to head to tourism sites.

Police said that they had to close two beaches, including one at Cox’s Bazar, which is home to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said a lockdown might be required to contain the virus.

“If necessary, Bangladesh will be shut down. It’ll be enforced where necessary. People must be saved first. We’ll do everything for that,” he told reporters.

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Naima Said stands back and studies her handiwork.

“Not quite,” the self-taught beautician said, her forehead furrowed in frustration.

Then she delicately dabs her client’s eyelid with a squishy makeup sponge, but she is not finished yet.

Several years ago, the 31-year-old Said used YouTube videos to train herself in everything from dying hair to pedicures. Now she runs the Beauty Corner — a small, but perfectly formed parlor in Mombasa, Kenya.

Every weekday at 8am, she lays out her equipment and waits for women to walk through the door. Like Said, those who seek out her services are addicted to heroin, or in recovery.

Housed in the Reachout Centre Trust, a Kenyan organization that helps Mombasa residents to fight drug addiction, the parlor opened last year with the aim of attracting more female users to its services, which include HIV testing, counseling, methadone treatment and cervical cancer screening.

Said was a heroin user for 10 years.

After her father ran out of money to pay for private school, she was at a loose end, she said.

Aged 17, she started smoking marijuana with her friends. By 21, she was a “full-blown” heroin addict.

“I was half-dead, half-alive,” she said. “I started selling sex to pay for my next hit. On the streets, you need to look beautiful, but I looked dirty. I was a junkie. People would see me and get scared.”

Until recently, hard drugs — especially heroin — were rare in Africa, but since 2010, heroin use has increased faster across the continent than anywhere else in the world, a 2017 report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said.

While help is available at more than 50 registered treatment and rehabilitation centers across the country, rehabilitation is rarely free and women are falling through the cracks.

“Female drug users have very specific needs and their needs aren’t being met,” Reachout program manager Faiza Hamid said.

A key problem is stigma: Many participate in sex work to fund their drug habit and this prevents them from accessing treatment.

Concerns about childcare, hard-to-reach treatment centers and relationship issues — the women often live with a partner with their own substance problem — also stop many from coming for help.

If women do seek out treatment, they are likely to drop out faster and experience higher risks of HIV infection.

At the same time, there is a clear lack of services tailored to women’s needs and the majority of rehabilitation centers are aimed at men.

That is where the Beauty Corner comes in.

“I talk to these girls,” said Said, Reachout’s first female methadone patient, who was chosen by the clinic’s director to manage the parlor after attending counseling sessions.

Said has been clean for five years.

“I say to them: ‘What you see on the outside is drug addiction, and self-loathing. You are beautiful. You’re a mother, a daughter, a sister.’ As I paint their nails, I say: ‘Why don’t you start methadone? Why don’t you check your [HIV] status?’ When it works, it’s like magic,” Said added.

For years, few female users showed up for Reachout’s services — they simply did not see the point of coming.

Hamid came up with the idea of the Beauty Corner. The aim was to get women through the door and to make them feel special — even for a short while — before bringing up other, more difficult issues.

It seems to be working. In under a year, 453 women have come to the parlor and there has been a “big uptake” of women using the clinical services, Hamid said.

For example, cervical cancer screenings have risen 34 percent. Said sees on average 15 women every day.

As the parlor filled up, three women sat side-by-side, chatting quietly. One of them was 34-year-old Elizabeth Yieko, her hair a tangle of brightly colored rollers. A former addict, she was introduced to the Beauty Corner by a friend.

“I could not believe it,” she said, after seeing her friend. “She was so clean, had makeup on, nicely done hair with red lipstick. I saw how women who have sold their lives to drugs can still have a life. I felt transformed.”

Yieko had already stopped smoking heroin. Today, she visits hotspots frequented by female users to spread the word about the Beauty Corner. She has so far brought 10 women to the parlor.

Said would like to do more.

“I’m happy I’m helping people, but it’s not good enough. I think about the future,” she said. “What about life after the methadone? Where are we going to go? For people born and raised in the drug dens, their home is the drug den. We need to find a place for women.”

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Virus Outbreak: Venezuela’s dirty, crowded prisons brace for COVID-19

The arrival of COVID-19 in Venezuela is fueling concerns the virus could spread like a fast-moving fire through the nation’s notoriously overcrowded and unsanitary prisons.

Venezuela’s inmate population swelled during a decade-long surge in crime, overwhelming prisons and leading many police stations to convert temporary holding cells into jails where the accused can spend months or years awaiting trial.

Detention centers frequently lack bathrooms, people sleep on floors and many inmates spend their days without shirts or shoes on, in part to combat the infernal heat of windowless facilities, witnesses and former prisoners said.

Human Rights Watch in a report this year said Venezuela’s prisons are plagued by corruption, inadequate security and overcrowding.

Family members of about 110,000 inmates are worried how the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would control COVID-19 in a crisis-racked nation where even hospitals often lack running water, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.

“The worry is that there’s contamination in there: People are sick; there’s even tuberculosis,” said Beatriz, whose brother is in prison for robbery.

Like others contacted, she offered only her first name and asked that the prison not be identified. Those who have publicly complained about the conditions of imprisoned family members say prison authorities take reprisals against the inmates.

She and other family members contacted by Reuters said visiting rights had been suspended to prevent the spread of the virus, but that it was not evident how prisons would prevent their own staff from transmitting the disease.

While restricting visits could reduce exposure to the virus, it can also limit prisoners’ access to food because most inmates depend on family members to provide the bulk of their meals.

The Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information did not respond to a request for comment.

“We have not yet heard any authority figure express concern for people in Venezuela who are imprisoned,” said Carlos Nieto of nonprofit group A Window to Liberty, which focuses on the rights of prisoners.

The group reported 224 cases of tuberculosis among inmates last year, 22 of which were fatal.

That suggests many prisoners might suffer from the sort of respiratory illnesses that make people more susceptible to severe complications from COVID-19, rather than simple flu-like symptoms that comprise the majority of cases of the disease.

A Window to Liberty last year said it recorded 494 cases of scabies in Venezuela’s prison population. The itching skin infestation thrives in environments with inadequate hygiene.

The group estimates that 40 percent of the nation’s inmates are still awaiting trial. Most of those are confined in police station cell blocks that are meant to hold people for 48 hours while they are processed by the judicial system.

A 2018 fire in a police cell block in the city of Valencia killed 68 people, including two visitors, spurring a UN call for an investigation into the incident.

“They don’t take them to see a doctor or anything like that unless they’ve got a court order,” said Sara, who said her son is awaiting trial in a Caracas cell block on accusations of theft that she says are false.

She said another inmate in the same cell block suffered a foot infection so severe he could barely walk, and that police were slow to get him treatment.

“There are always infections in there,” she said.

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A: What do sea turtles eat?

B: They feed on seaweed, sponges, mollusks and fish — including jellyfish.

A: Jellyfish? I’m really scared of jellyfish. When I was little, I swam into a shoal of them while on holiday in France and was stung all the way up my arm.

B: That sounds terrifying.

A: 海龜都吃什麼啊？

B: 它們以海藻、海綿、軟體動物還有魚為主食——也包括水母。

A: 水母？我真的很怕它們。我小的時候，有一次去法國度假，游泳時直接游進一整群水母裡，全身上下，一直到手臂都被它們螫傷了。

B: 那聽起來也太可怕了。

English 英文:

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‘Mulan,’ Hollywood blockbusters delayed by global pandemic
《花木蘭》等片全面延期 好萊塢大失血

Hollywood was in shock last week, with two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks announcing Wednesday that he and his wife Rita Wilson have been tested positive for the coronavirus. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, Disney finally decided the next day to delay the release of the much-anticipated remake of Mulan — just hours after its European premiere.

The live-action film was scheduled to open in the US next week, and the screening was previously postponed in Asia due to the initial outbreak. Originally, the epic, starring Chinese superstars Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Jet Li and Gong Li, was expected to be a box-office smash in the Asian market. Disney has delayed the releases of The New Mutants and Antlers as well.

Hollywood has already postponed a number of upcoming blockbusters, including new James Bond thriller No Time to Die, the ninth installment in the Fast and Furious series F9, A Quiet Place Part II, Peter Rabbit 2 and The Lovebirds, with enormous financial loss.

Chinese actress Liu Yifei attends the world premiere of Disney’s Mulan in Hollywood on March 9.
中國女星劉亦菲出席迪士尼電影《花木蘭》世界首映，三月九日攝於好萊塢。
 Photo: AFP
照片：法新社

(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)

兩屆奧斯卡影帝湯姆漢克斯上週三宣布，他和妻子莉塔威爾生新冠病毒檢測呈陽性，消息一出震驚好萊塢！因武漢肺炎持續爆發，迪士尼公司終於在第二天決定，眾所期待的翻拍電影《花木蘭》將全面延期上映——而就在幾小時前該片的歐洲首映會才剛登場。

這部真人電影原本下週要在美國上檔，亞洲檔期之前在疫情爆發初期已推遲。這齣史詩鉅作由中國巨星劉亦菲、甄子丹、李連杰、鞏俐主演，原本可望能在亞洲市場創下票房佳績。迪士尼另兩部電影《變種人》、《鹿魔》亦將延期上映。

好萊塢已有多部強片推遲檔期，包括最新龐德系列《007生死交戰》、玩命關頭系列續集《玩命關頭9》、《噤界II》、《比得兔兔》、《愛情．鳥》等片，財務損失將十分慘重。

（台北時報張聖恩〉

Publication Notes
 TODAY’S WORDS
今日單字
 1. positive adj.

陽性

(yang2 xing4)

2. release n.

上映、發行

(shang4 ying4, fa1 xing2)

3. postpone v.

延遲

(yan2 chi2)

4. epic n.

史詩

(shi3 shi1)

5. blockbuster n.

強片

(qiang2 pian4)

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countries: 中國 美國

events: COVID-19 新冠病毒 武漢肺炎


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Dating in the time of coronavirus: chat online, meet much later
Dating sites are discouraging dates and asking users to get to know each other virtually instead

With governments clamping down on social interactions to contain the coronavirus spread, dating sites are discouraging dates and asking users to get to know each other virtually instead.

“We don’t know who needs to hear this, but now is NOT the time to go out with your date to a bar,” leading match-maker OkCupid tweeted on Monday. “FaceTime, Skype, call, text, call, message on our app.... all very romantic right now,” it added.

Dating sites contacted by AFP refused to divulge their traffic since COVID-19 starting shutting down US cities this week but it appears their usage is far from slowing.

A woman on Sunday holds her smartphone light out of her window in Rome. Those looking for a love connection are still using dating sites, they just aren’t hooking up.
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Even if some academics would like them to suspend their activities entirely.

“It’s time to shut down Tinder and all online dating services,” tweeted US writer Matt Stoller. “No more Internet-enabled interactions among random people until the #coronavirus crisis has passed,” he added.

Joking about the coronavirus has become popular on dating sites, although not necessarily effective at endearing matches to each other.


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Changsheng Barracks, a recently renovated military dependents village in Tainan that was turned into a park, is worth a visit for its unique tree formations

The downsizing of Taiwan’s armed forces over the past two decades has freed up lots of land, some of it prime real estate.

During the late 1990s, Taiwan was defended by around 450,000 servicemen and women, many of whom were conscripts. According to an article published in Foreign Policy just over a month ago, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) currently budgets for 188,000 personnel in all branches of the military, and almost one-fifth of those positions are unfilled.

In addition to the closure or relocation of several bases, almost all the low-rise neighborhoods in which soldiers and their families lived (known as military dependents’ villages, 眷村) have been cleared.

Around 5km east of Tainan Railway Station (台南火車站), Pingshih Park (平實公園) covers one part of what used to be a sprawling military dependents’ village. Another part of the village has become a parking lot for Tainan TS Dream Mall (南紡購物中心), while developers have begun preselling residential units they plan to build on the remaining plots.

Scores of mature trees have been left in place, but many others are doomed. What could have become, if simply left alone, a “green lung” on a par with Aozihdi Forest Park (凹子底森林公園) in Kaohsiung, will instead be sliced up for profit. If Tainan needed extra houses, I’d find this more understandable. But there’s a huge number of unoccupied houses and apartments throughout Taiwan — an estimated 1.2 million, according to a 2017 Ministry of Interior survey.

When Tainan City Government announced the opening to the public of the former Changsheng Barracks (長勝營區) earlier this month, I decided I should see it sooner rather than later. Chinese-language media say that 63 percent of the 11.34-hectare site in Sinying District (新營區) will be opened up for commercial and residential projects. Development may well commence before the end of the year.

Between the late 1970s and its closure in 1999, the base served as the main training ground for the army’s signal corps. Since the army moved out, the authorities have been planning, demolishing, and tidying.

Apart from the lack of public bathrooms — a very surprising omission — it’s as well done as most government projects in this country, which is to say pretty good. Officialdom does things right, more or less, if often very slowly and not all that cheaply. Of course, the government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis shows it’s capable of moving fast when lives depend on it. On the subject of COVID-19, the former Changsheng Barracks wasn’t crowded, even on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. You can enjoy a good stroll here without breaching “social distancing” etiquette.

According to the Liberty Times, the Chinese-language sister newspaper of Taipei Times, renovations and preparations cost a total NT$24.15 million. The same article points out that 37 trees were relocated, but the majority were left in place.

For many visitors, the most interesting trees are the Chinese banyans that form Changsheng Barracks Green Tunnel (長勝營區綠色隧道). It’s said that this canopy was purposely created to hide tanks from aerial reconnaissance. I’m not sure that’s true. The M48 and CM-11 Brave Tiger tanks which used to be the backbone of Taiwan’s army are about 3.1m high, so it would have been a very tight fit.

Through the tunnel and beyond, a boardwalk has been added to protect the ground from erosion, and to ensure visitors don’t get their shoes muddy.

Mango trees provide much of the cover elsewhere on the former base. At the time of our visit, less than a week ago, the ground was littered with green and yellow mangoes, many part-eaten by squirrels. The single mahogany tree was a center of attention, thanks to its glorious yellow-green leaves.

The only buildings preserved on the site are a smallish rectangular structure formerly used to store ammunition, and two sentry boxes on the northern perimeter.

Back when this was an active military base, access was no doubt difficult. Nowadays, no fence encloses the site, and it’s open 24 hours daily.

At the center of the site, a substantial area has been excavated to create a flood detention basin. Local families make the most of the curving concrete platform that covers part of the basin. It’s an ideal spot for riding bikes or rollerblading.

A trip to Changsheng Barracks can be combined with a look at Sinying Taisugar Railway Cultural Park (新營鐵道地景公園), also known as Sinying Railway Scenic Park (新營鐵道地景公園). As with the old barracks, there’s no admission charge.

Like almost every other sugar-making facility in Taiwan, the refinery here ceased operations years ago. However, much of the industry’s narrow-gauge railway infrastructure remains in place. There are extensive sidings, plus lots of old rolling stock. Visitors are free to wander across the tracks and among the rusting wagons. If you decide to explore, do so cautiously. Hidden in the undergrowth, there’s plenty that can trip you up.

Steven Crook has been writing about travel, culture, and business in Taiwan since 1996. He is the co-author of A Culinary History of Taipei: Beyond Pork and Ponlai, and author of Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide, the third edition of which has just been published.

title: Highways and Byways: Under the banyan tree


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南韓中央防疫對策本部19日表示，前一日在大邱市不治身亡的17歲高中生死亡前進行12次新型冠狀病毒（COVID-19）檢測結果仍呈現陰性，但該病例死亡後再行檢測卻出現部份陽性反應，院方最終仍無法確定其死因。

據《韓聯社》報導說，上述的檢測是由南韓疾病管理本部和多家大學醫院聯合進行檢測所獲得的結果。該高中生生前患有肺炎，且年齡較小，因此防疫部門對其進行的新冠病毒檢測結果備受關注。

據南韓防疫部門介紹，該患者共接受13次病毒檢測，生前12次檢測均呈陰性，這名高中生發病數日後於18日死亡，死亡當天的醫院尿檢結果卻呈現部分陽性。但防疫部門認為這一結果並不完全準確，因此將其新冠病毒感染與否判定為「未定」，並將採樣標本送往多家大學醫院交叉檢測，最終得出全部陰性結果。

南韓中央防疫對策本部副本部長權埈鬱表示，診斷檢測管理委員會和中央臨床委員會也將其判定為陰性，但具體死因尚未明確。對於防疫部門將嶺南大學醫院進行的檢測結果判定為「未定」一事，權埈鬱說，實驗室污染或技術問題等都有可能導致檢測結果不準確。

權埈鬱表示，嶺南大學醫院當天上午暫停進行新冠病毒檢測，防疫部門也將派官民專家組調查其他檢測是否存在類似問題。他補充道，該問題與現有檢測試劑的可靠性無關。

另有韓媒報導說，由於這名高中生已於18日上午死亡，南韓疾病管理本部將繼續對他進行檢查。如果他被確診是新冠病毒的感染者，他將成為韓國首個因感染新冠病毒不幸去世的未成年人，還將是韓國首個無基礎病的新冠病毒死亡病例。

events: 新冠病毒 COVID-19 冠狀病毒 死亡

title: 韓罕見新冠病例13次檢測未確診 發病數天去世


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病毒性腸胃炎的定義

病毒性腸胃炎(Viral gastroenteritis)，俗稱腸胃型感冒(Stomach flu)是一種腸道感染，通常伴隨著水性腹瀉、腹痛、噁心、嘔吐，有時還有發燒等症狀。若是嬰兒、老人或是免疫系統受損的人得到病毒性腸胃炎，嚴重的個案可能會死亡。

腸胃型感冒有多常見？ 病毒性腸胃炎非常普遍，任何年齡層的人都可能會得到，但是是有方法降低得的機率，請與醫師討論以獲更多資訊。

病毒性腸胃炎的症狀

下列為常見的病毒性腸胃炎症狀：

通常為水樣便(非血便，若有血便代表可能感染的症狀很嚴重)。 腹部絞痛。 噁心、嘔吐。 有時會肌肉痠痛或頭痛。 輕微發燒。 本篇文章並未列出所有腸胃炎的症狀，若仍有疑慮請詢問醫師。

什麼時候該看醫師？ 若有下列症狀就建議就醫：

持續24小時以上都無法控制腹瀉流失水分。 嘔吐症狀超過2天，或是有吐血的情況。 全身脫水，脫水的症狀包括嚴重的口乾舌燥、尿液呈深黃色或是幾乎沒有尿液、全身非常虛弱、頭暈、眼花撩亂等。 腸胃道出血。 成人高燒超過40°C，小孩超過39°C。
 病毒性腸胃炎的原因

最常得到病毒性腸胃炎的原因，是與感染的病患有接觸，或是吃到受汙染的食物或水。有許多病毒都會造成腸胃炎的症狀，如：諾羅病毒(Noroviruses)、輪狀病毒(Rotavirus)等。

病毒性腸胃炎的風險因素

下列為可能使人得腸胃炎的風險因素：

年幼的孩童：還在托兒中心的小孩會因為免疫系統還不夠強，所以特別容易受感染。 老人：老人的免疫系統會隨年齡慢慢變差，尤其像安養院內的老人，會因為群居更容易感染。 密集居住：任何密閉而且群聚處，都可能會是病毒性腸胃傳染之處。 免疫系統較弱的人：所有免疫系統較弱的人，得病毒性腸胃炎的風險也較高 ，如HIV感染者和愛滋病患者、接受化療的病患等。 病毒性腸胃炎的診斷與治療

本篇文章不代表任何醫療建議，請諮詢醫師以獲更多資訊。

如何診斷腸胃炎？ 醫師會依據患者的症狀進行檢查，來判斷是否得了病毒性腸胃炎，有時也會問患者居住的社區是否也有人也得腸胃炎。醫師也可能會進行糞便快篩，檢測是否有輪狀病毒、諾羅病毒、細菌感染或寄生蟲。

如何治療腸胃炎？ 目前針對病毒性腸胃炎並沒有確切的治療方式，因為服用抗生素對殺死病毒沒有太大的效果，而且過度服用抗生素還會導致某些細菌產生抗藥性。所以一般而言，一開始的治療方式都是採自我照護的居家療法。

病毒性腸胃炎的生活調整與居家療法

以下的生活模式與居家療法可能有助於對抗病毒性腸胃炎：

選擇較清淡的液體進食，像是喝水或是清湯，請避免飲用含咖啡因的飲品或是飲酒。 選擇較好消化的食物，像是蘇打餅乾、白吐司、香蕉、米飯或雞肉。若吃完仍有噁心感，請不要再進食。 在病情沒有好轉之前，不要進食，尤其是乳製品、含咖啡因或酒精的食物、尼古丁、高油或高度加工的食品。 一定要多休息，因為生病和脫水的狀況會讓人疲憊不堪。 若仍有任何問題，請與醫師討論最適合自己的治療方式。

Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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title: 用牙膏刷牙有什麼用？抗菌美白防敏感

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用餐完畢後立刻刷牙，再使用牙線、溂口水，是維持個人衛生並減少牙菌斑最有效的做法，能預防蛀牙，或是牙齦發炎。而大家刷牙幾乎都會用牙膏，以下將要為大家介紹牙膏的功用，除了讓口腔清新，還有很多好處喔！

牙膏的抗菌功能 牙膏能預防牙齒中的牙菌斑形成，進而避免牙齦炎(Gingivitis)和牙周病(Periodontitis)。口中的細菌會把食物殘渣當作營養來源，不停增長、繁殖，並覆蓋在牙齒表面，形成一層薄膜，還製造出酸性物質。這種酸性物質接觸牙齒後，就會漸漸溶解牙齒鈣質，並形成齲齒(Tooth decay)、蛀洞，甚至導致掉牙。有的牙膏所含化學物質，刷牙後能預防或減緩牙菌斑和齒垢在牙齒表面形成，有些牙膏含有少量抗生素，能有效殺死嘴裡會造成口腔健康問題的細菌。

牙膏裡氟的作用 大多數的牙膏都含有氟化物，不僅能清潔，同時也能有效保護牙齒。氟化物能強化牙齒琺瑯質，讓牙齒在細菌造成的酸性環境中獲得更多保護。但由於大量氟化物是有毒的，因此請不要吞食牙膏。

牙膏的美白作用 很多種牙膏的成分都含有小蘇打，尤其是宣稱能讓牙齒美白的牙膏。經由科學家證實，小蘇打在清潔、美白牙齒過程中是安全、有效的，在大量商業化生產的牙膏出現之前，小蘇打是人們最普遍使用的刷牙化合物。

牙膏對敏感牙齒的好處 如果牙齒對冷的食物、飲料敏感，建議可以使用抗敏感牙膏。這種牙膏的化學物質，可以穩定牙齒神經，防止將疼痛的訊息傳送到大腦，有效減緩牙齒的敏感度。不過，這些牙膏的作用並不是立即見效，必需使用一段時間後，效果才會出現，而且必須持續不斷使用，才能避免問題再度發生。

牙膏對牙齒健康有很大的幫助，如何善用牙膏清潔、保護牙齒，是很重要的，但請記得，牙膏本身不會自行清理您的口腔，刷牙還是要慢慢刷，不是使用很多牙膏就好了。

Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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events: 武漢肺炎 死亡 冠狀病毒

title: 肺炎是重感冒？5大肺炎迷思別再亂傳

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肺炎(Pneumonia)是嬰幼兒首要的死亡原因，雖然專家們已提高對肺炎的關注，也進行了更多研究，但人們對於肺炎的了解仍不夠多，甚至對於這個呼吸道疾病有許多迷思或誤解。本文將釐清5個常見的肺炎迷思，幫助大眾對此致命的疾病有更正確的認識。

迷思1：肺炎只是重感冒 事實上，一般感冒是病毒感染，通常不需要緊急治療，自行休息調養就好。但肺炎是肺部受到細菌、病毒或真菌(包含黴菌)感染，情況比感冒嚴重多了，需要就醫治療。普通感冒症狀輕微，包括流鼻水、喉嚨痛、打噴嚏、咳嗽等，通常在1~2週後能痊癒。而肺炎初期的症狀和感冒很像，但如果置之不理，卻可能導致死亡。據研究，全球每年有5萬名成人，和超過100萬名兒童，因肺炎而死亡。

迷思2：天冷才會得肺炎 並無證據顯示居住在熱帶的人得肺炎的機率較小，罹患肺炎的可能性與氣候的關聯性很低，真相是，人們在冬天傾向於待在室內，多人聚集的室內，反而成為肺炎病原體傳染與影響免疫系統的理想環境，這也是為什麼肺炎會突然大流行的原因之一。熱帶地區也是肺炎病原體發展的好環境，而且在人口密集、環境汙染高的地方，以及某些營養缺乏的熱帶國家，也會引發更多的肺炎案例。

另外，像是站在通風口或是頭髮還濕濕的就出門容易得肺炎，這也是沒有關聯的無稽之談，跟天氣的理由一樣。

迷思3：健康的人不會感染肺炎 一般認為免疫系統較差的人或已罹患疾病的人，才會因為併發肺炎而死亡，事實上，每個人都可能感染肺炎，有很多身體強健、甚至是職業運動員也染上肺炎的個案，因此別忽視您的症狀，即使您認為那些症狀很輕微，但對治療肺炎來說，及早就醫並獲得確診是很重要的。

還有些人以為只有老人才會得肺炎，其實，什麼年齡的人都可能得肺炎，只是65歲以上的老人和嬰幼兒風險較高，因為其免疫系統可能較弱。

迷思4：肺炎無法預防 事實上，有很多方法可以預防這種呼吸道疾病，最好的預防方法，就是在感染初期即搭配抗生素治療，若是嬰兒，在出生後的前6個月完全餵母乳，提供完整的營養、保持衛生，並避免二手菸或室內烘烤及使用壁爐，還有施打疫苗等，這些都是對兒童與成人遠離肺炎危害的有效方法。

迷思5：肺炎不會傳染 如迷思1所述，肺炎可能因細菌、病毒或真菌感染肺部而引發，是否會傳染要取決於是哪一種類型的肺炎，若是細菌或病毒感染引起的肺炎，是會人傳人的，但若是真菌引發的肺炎，則不會在人之間傳播。

Hello Health Group 並不提供醫療建議、診斷或治療。

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2020-03-19 23:52:01

〔編譯黃靖媗／綜合報導〕美國已累計超過1萬起武漢肺炎確診病例，隨著疫情升溫，美國民眾不只到大賣場搶購衛生紙與糧食，軍火銷量也跟著不斷上升。美國知名網路彈藥商店「Ammo」最近3週的收益竟大漲3倍，交易量也上升超過2倍。

根據《CNN》報導，網路彈藥商店「Ammo」比較2月23日至3月15日的銷量與2月1日至2月22日的銷量，發現他們的交易量成長了222%、總收入成長了309%，網站流量也成長了77%。在全美確診病例數破千的3月10日，「Ammo」的銷量更暴增了276%，這波暴漲一直持續到上週末。

槍枝市場分析師索斯維克（Rob Southwick）指出，「所有的傳聞都顯示，過去一兩週的（槍枝）銷量有顯著上升」。美國槍枝與彈藥商會「美國射擊運動基金會」（National Shooting Sports Foundation）公共事務主任奧利瓦（Mark Oliva）也透露，民眾因為對疫情的恐慌而去購買、囤積軍火，全美的槍枝銷量都在上升。

雖然政府拒絕證實軍火銷量是否因為疫情提升，但「全美即時犯罪背景審查系統」（NICS）的公開資訊指出，今年2月的背景審查案件較去年同期增加了73%。所有未持有執照的美國公民，都必須通過NICS的審查才能購買槍枝。

通常在社會不穩定的時候，例如2001年911事件後、1987年美國股災期間等等，軍火銷量就會大幅提升。川普剛選上總統的2016年至2018年間，全美軍火銷售量一度顯著下滑，但2019年民主黨重新成為眾議院最大黨後，軍火銷售量又開始逐月上升。

title: 武漢肺炎》不只搶衛生紙 美國軍火商因疫情大賺3倍


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台北市議員邱威傑「呱吉」表示，終極的防疫措施會關閉絕大多數的商業活動生機，沒有任何一國能撐這麼久；他並表示，雖然「信任政府」不是他該做的事，但「政府過去防疫做得不錯，再多給他們一點信任吧。」（資料照，記者方賓照攝）

2020-03-20 00:14:58

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情蔓延，近日台灣境外移入個案增加，造成確診人數增加速度提升，也引發部分民眾質疑政府「為何不早點封關？」對此，台北市議員邱威傑「呱吉」表示，終極的防疫措施會關閉絕大多數的商業活動生機，沒有任何一國能撐這麼久；他並表示，雖然「信任政府」不是他該做的事，但「政府過去防疫做得不錯，再多給他們一點信任吧。」

呱吉19日在臉書PO文表示，防疫是一場戰役，目的是要打贏一場叫做「國家長久興盛」的戰爭，就在對抗疾病的同時，商業活動就像國家賴以為生的空氣，支持著國家生命的存續，「當我們對抗這個傳染病的時候，就像是掐著自己的脖子，期待傳染病能夠在我們停止呼吸以前結束」。

呱吉指出，很多人質疑為何不早一點封關，執行某些霹靂手段？但他認為，終極的防疫措施會關閉絕大多數的商業活動生機，就像是閉氣潛入黑暗的水底，「台灣或者世界上的任何一個國家可以憋多久？不論有多久，都不會是永久」。

他指出，防疫最困難的就是決定那個潛入水底的時機，太晚，大家就一起看著世界燃燒殆盡，太早，就提前窒息在水底。

呱吉表示，很多社會上的恐慌是源自於不信任，「我們瞎子摸象似的認為應該大量採購、囤積商品、或者質疑政府手段太慢」。他說，雖然作為一個民代，信任政府不該是他的工作；但他認為，總統蔡英文一句「不要互相指責」說得好，他也呼籲：「我們政府過去做得不錯，再多給他們一點信任吧。」

不過，他也提到，就在給予政府信任的同時，希望大家不要去指責對政府行動提出合法質疑的朋友；因為台灣還是個民主法治國家，任何政府政策都必須合乎法律與程序。

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title: 武漢肺炎》為何不早封關？呱吉：多給政府一點信任吧


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〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕義大利為目前全球武漢肺炎第2大疫區，目前已有數千人喪生，該國最新1份研究顯示，死者平均在出現症狀後8天內死亡，當地重災區太平間的照片也曝光，大量遺體等待移入木製棺材，慘況被稱外媒為「義大利的武漢」。

根據英國《獨立報》報導，位於義大利西北部行政區「倫巴底」（Lombardy）的城市貝加莫（Bergamo），位於藝文之都米蘭（Milan）東北方40公里，貝加莫總面積為39.6平方公里，人口有12萬1316人，現在卻成為義大利疫情最慘重的城市之一，簡直成為「義大利的武漢」。

根據《歐新社》報導，2020年3月18日，貝加莫城內的工人在太平間裡穿梭，無數的武漢肺炎死亡病患躺在擔架上，並用白布包裹遺體，等待著被搬入棺材，整個室內全是剛封箱的棺材，還有的棺材靠著牆面直立以節省空間，所有的工人為防被傳染，全都佩戴口罩。

義國研究：死者從發病到死亡平均8天根據《美國有線電視網》（CNN）報導，義大利政府釋出的1份報告顯示，該國武漢肺炎死亡患者，平均死於發病後第8天，從患者首次出現症狀到住院平均費時4天，從住院到死亡平均也經過4天，受感染者平均年齡為63歲，中位數為80.5歲，女性死者占總體的30%。

報告指出，大多數的死者有2到3種慢性病，高血壓是最常見的，其次是心臟病與糖尿病；呼吸衰竭是新型冠狀病毒最主要引發的併發症，發生率達97.2%，肝功能衰竭、心臟功能衰竭則分別為第2、第3常見的併發症。

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countries: 義大利 英國 美國

taiwan-subdivisions: 太平 新社

events: 武漢肺炎 冠狀病毒 死亡

title: 武漢肺炎》義大利的武漢！慘烈重災區棺材停滿太平間


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2020-03-19 23:48:49

〔記者王俊忠／台南報導〕3月14日下午，有網友將台南市南區街上1名阿伯手拿的長鐵絲誤認為長刀，但網友沒報警、只PO上網。因為13日晚間新北市新店區甫發生1件隨機殺人案，「阿伯持刀傳聞」引起台南地方網友熱議，警方不敢大意、費了不少心思查明真相，證實是誤會虛驚。市警六分局臉書首度po出硬體書法、感性呼籲網友：『治安如有狀況，請先報警再PO網，好嗎？』。

PO文引恐慌 警大陣仗調查虛驚一場警方強調，若當時網友在第一時間先報警，由警局先派出2名警力到場查證，約在5-10分鐘內就可以澄清誤會，但網友卻沒有先報警，讓警方喪失查證先機。

警方事後花了8名警力、長達7小時調閱20幾支監視器影像才破解謎團，雖然事情圓滿落幕，解除治安危機疑慮，但警方卻為此事多付出龐大調查成本。為了提醒網友、民眾在第一時間當警方的耳目、作「警友」，市警六分局特別挑選幾張南區美景，搭配硬體書法字，在分局臉書以感性口吻呼籲身處社群媒體時代的民眾，能培養好的公民習慣，有狀況請先報警、再PO網喔！文末還幽默地說：『警方到了再照相打卡，你還可以跟警方同框喔！』。

美麗硬筆書法字 出自新興所長黃啟彰之手 在六分局臉書上令人注意到的是這一帖美麗的硬筆書法字竟是出於派出所所長之手，今年1月16日剛上任的新興派出所所長黃啟彰。黃啟彰說，在他就讀警專前，是念斗六家商的廣告設計，算是學美工出身的，筆齡約有20年，他有感於社群媒體時代來臨，民眾常在網路上發表言論，卻不會主動報警求助，因此受到陳建民分局長之邀、寫硬字書法宣導，希望民眾多支持警方，勇於在第一時間報案，才能減少第一線警力同仁虛耗戰力。

title: 鐵絲變長刀 南警臉書感性籲「先報警，再po網，好嗎?」

references: 臉書 網友

taiwan-subdivisions: 新北市 新店區 南區 新興 斗六


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副總統陳建仁（見圖）19日透露，這2個月來有許多來自不同國家的學者、專家來詢問有關防疫的工作。（資料照）

2020-03-20 00:09:47

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕台灣防疫工作廣受讚賞，近日世界各國媒體紛紛出現要求政府效法台灣的聲音，丹麥前總理拉斯穆森更疾呼台灣的透明做法值得全世界學習。對此，副總統陳建仁19日也透露，這2個月來已有許多國家的學者、專家詢問防疫相關措施。

蔡英文總統19日下午在總統府與副總統陳建仁召開記者會安定民心，並指因為台灣防疫成效，許多國家都表達和台灣防疫合作的意願。她已請陳建仁主責，要以開放、互助的精神，無私地跟世界分享防疫經驗。

陳建仁在接受媒體訪問時透露，確實這兩個月來，他個人接觸到很多國際友人、學者專家詢問防疫工作，包括美國史丹佛大學、約翰霍普金斯大學、哈佛大學，還有日本東京大學，以及香港、英國的一些學者專家，「這方面，我們都不斷地提供台灣的防疫知識」。

此外，陳建仁也提到，中央流行疫情指揮中心（CECC）所做的防疫措施也受到各國好評，很多國家以台灣的防疫作為防疫楷模和典範來執行。

對於媒體詢問，世界衛生組織（WHO）號召全世界來做防疫的工作，有國外學者認為如果能提早兩三個禮拜，疫情會相當不一樣。對此，陳建仁指出，以傳染病傳染動力學來看是「確確實實」，只要三個禮拜的時間，就會增加很多的病例數，所以外國學者這樣的講法，他是贊同的。

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countries: 台灣 英國 香港 美國 日本 丹麥

people: 陳建仁 蔡英文

title: 武漢肺炎》效法台灣！陳建仁親揭這些國家都來詢問防疫工作


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2020-03-19 23:48:30

〔編譯張沛元／綜合報導〕摩納哥王室發言人19日告訴美國有線電視新聞網（CNN），摩納哥侯國元首亞伯特二世親王（Prince Albert Ⅱ）確診感染武漢肺炎（COVID-19），但健康情況並不令人擔心。

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countries: 摩納哥 美國

title: 武漢肺炎》歐洲王室淪陷！摩納哥親王亞伯特確診


title: 美國女聯邦眾議員加巴德宣布退選 改挺拜登

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美國夏威夷州聯邦眾議員加巴德19日宣布退出民主黨總統候選人黨內初選。圖為加巴德本月初在密西根州造勢。（法新社）

2020-03-19 23:50:20

〔編譯張沛元／綜合報導〕美國夏威夷州聯邦眾議員加巴德（Tulsi Gabbard）19日宣布退出爭取代表民主黨問鼎白宮的總統候選人黨內初選，改挺目前領先的前副總統拜登（Joe Biden）。

加巴德在宣布背書拜登的聲明中說，她認識拜登及其妻子，拜登的已故長子波‧拜登（Beau Biden）更是她的朋友；即便她本人在許多議題上不見得與拜登看法一致，「我知道他有一顆善良的心以及懷抱對美國與美國人民的愛」。

38歲、具有國民兵身分的加巴德，投入民主黨初選以來表現平平，迄今只拿到2張黨代表票，篤定不可能成為民主黨總統候選人；但即便諸多初選對手陸續退出，加巴德仍堅持與兩大強敵拜登與佛蒙特州參議員桑德斯對戰。如今加巴德宣布退選，意味人數一度超過20人的民主黨總統候選人黨內初選，就此正式進入雙雄對決局面。


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2020-03-20 00:21:02

〔中央社〕土耳其衛生部長克扎今天傍晚證實，境內武漢肺炎死亡案例已達3例。青年與體育部宣布，職業足球、籃球和排球賽事因疫情而暫停。

衛生部長克扎（Fahrettin Koca）今天在國會表示，15日去世的土耳其地面部隊（Turkish Land Forces）前指揮官亞曼（Aytac Yalman）死於俗稱武漢肺炎的2019冠狀病毒疾病（COVID-19）。

克扎說：「他的檢測結果呈現陰性，也對家屬進行檢測，有些人呈現陽性。這種情況下，檢測結果可能先呈陰性，但後來可能呈現陽性…已有3人死於2019冠狀病毒疾病。」

安納杜魯新聞社（Anadolu Agency）報導，1940年生的亞曼於2000至2002年間擔任土耳其地面部隊指揮官。

克扎於18日深夜表示，境內通報191起武漢肺炎確診病例、兩起死亡病例。亞曼經證實感染武漢肺炎不治，使得通報的確診和死亡數各增加1例。

克扎今天稍早對國會議員表示，土耳其自行研發的檢驗試劑組將於一、兩天內問世。他並表示，會將全國具備檢測武漢肺炎能量的實驗室，從目前的18所增加到36所，並已備妥9萬9797間可供隔離用途的單人房。

在此之前，境內各級學校自16日起停課兩週、大學停課3週；各省的咖啡廳、電影院、健身房、婚宴廳、酒吧、水煙館、舞廳、夜總會自17日起全面歇業，幾乎全國所有社交聚會都遭到禁止。當局並下令，包括主麻日（星期五）禮拜在內，在清真寺內的集體禮拜暫停舉行。

總統艾爾段（Recep Tayyip Erdogan）也於18日呼籲民眾，未來3週期間將社交活動降至最低，「除非絕對必要，在威脅消失前，民眾不必離家與他人接觸」。（編輯：徐崇哲）

title: 土耳其武漢肺炎增至3死 職業體育活動全面暫停

events: 武漢肺炎 COVID-19 冠狀病毒 死亡


title: 掌權逾20年 普廷否認是「沙皇」：每天都在工作

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俄羅斯總統普廷（Vladimir Putin）駁斥把他比喻為沙皇的言論，稱自己「每天都在工作」。（路透）

2020-03-19 23:39:49

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕俄羅斯總統普廷（Vladimir Putin）駁斥把他比喻為沙皇的言論，稱自己「每天都在工作」，並聽取人民的需求。

《法新社》報導，普廷接受國家通訊社《塔斯社》訪問時，對於自己被形容是俄羅斯帝國時期的統治者時，他說，「這不是真的」，「也許別人可以被稱為沙皇。但就我而言，我並不統治，我每天都在工作」。

普廷表示，「權力的主要來源是人民」，「對我來說，感受和理解人民的需求非常重要」。他說，「沙皇就是一個坐在那裡，從上方往下看的人」，「相反的是，我每天都在工作」。

這些訪問內容在今（19）日播出，是《塔斯社》本月推出的一系列報導的一部份，以紀念67歲的普廷主宰俄國政壇20週年。

這些訪問內容何時錄製並不清楚，但在普廷本月初表示希望機會再次競選總統之前，這一系列報導已開始播出。

俄國國會上週通過的一項憲法修正案，允許普廷的總統任期「歸零」，可再次於2024年和2030年競選總統。修正案將進行公投。


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一名澳洲籍梁姓女子14日抵達北京本應接受隔離，翌日因為沒戴口罩在社區內跑步被勸阻後還大喊救命，影片被放上網路後引發關注。現在她不但丟了工作，還被限期離境。（圖擷自微博）

2020-03-20 00:07:27

〔中央社〕一名澳洲籍梁姓女子14日抵達北京本應接受隔離，翌日因為沒戴口罩在社區內跑步被勸阻後還大喊救命，影片被放上網路後引發關注。北京市公安局今天通報，註銷她的居留許可並限期離境。

北京當前嚴防武漢肺炎疫情由境外輸入擴散，對入境北京者採取嚴格管控措施。在此背景下，一些海外華人和管理人員之間的衝突頻傳。

綜合北京市公安局通報以及21世紀經濟報導，梁姓女子14日由首都機場入境北京，本應在租住地居家觀察，翌日下午卻未戴口罩在社區內跑步。社區衛生防疫工作人員發現後進行勸阻，但她情緒激動，拒不配合。

面對社區防疫人員勸說，她不但不聽勸告，還大喊「救命啊，有人騷擾」。但民警到場後，對梁姓女子批評教育，要求她嚴格遵守疫情防控相關規定，她也表示服從管理，未再外出。

事情本該告一段落。但梁姓女子堅持跑步還大喊救命的畫面在網上曝光後，引發社會關注，她任職的拜耳中國公司後來發表聲明，表示按規定辭退這名女子，立即生效。

梁姓女子的工作居留許可有效期至今年9月5日。北京市公安局出入境管理局18日依據出境入境管理法規定，決定註銷她的工作類居留許可，並限期離境。

title: 武漢肺炎》澳籍華人北京隔離堅持跑步 丟了工作還限期離境

things: 經濟 防疫

countries: 澳洲 中國


events: 武漢肺炎 死亡

countries: 美國 加拿大 中國

title: 武漢肺炎》美國也破萬例了！ 累計10259確診、152例死亡

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2020-03-20 00:20:39

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕美國武漢肺炎疫情延燒，美國總統川普日前宣布美國進入「國家緊急狀態」，並撥款500億美元（約新台幣1.5兆）應對疫情。而稍早美國武漢肺炎病例也正式突破10000例，達到10259確診、152例死亡。

綜合外媒報導，美國紐約州州長古莫（Andrew Cuomo）在當地時間週四上午宣布，全州新增1769例確診病例，全州總數為4152例，也讓美國超過10000例確診。

古莫說：「我們正在兩個方面進行戰爭，正在與病毒作戰，且在與恐懼作戰。在許多方面，恐懼比病毒更危險。」他也建議，希望75％的人能留在家工作，也提出90天抵押貸款減免等政策來因應疫情。

而根據中國《新浪網》 於發布的最新疫情動態顯示，美國已達10259例確診、152人死亡。

美國總統川普18日宣布，加拿大與美國兩國均同意暫時關閉邊界，但貿易不會受到影響，實際做法仍待兩國官員擬定。

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title: 武漢肺炎》北韓封鎖邊境逾40天 韓媒：經濟萎縮、餓死頻傳

countries: 北韓 中國

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有韓媒報導，北韓的嚴格防控措施，已為當地帶來民生危機。圖為北韓領導人金正恩，17日在平壤一間醫院的動工儀式上致詞。（美聯社）

2020-03-19 23:43:49

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情持續擴大，北韓為防範病毒入侵，已封鎖邊境逾40天，還禁止境內地區間的移動、管制市場，至今宣稱「0確診」。如今，卻有韓媒報導，這一系列嚴格防控措施，已讓北韓的經濟承受力遇到危機。

《朝鮮日報》報導，北韓封鎖邊境，不僅切斷與中國的官方貿易及走私，造成國內物價大幅上漲，同時當局下達近似於內部封鎖的禁行令，使經濟活動嚴重萎縮，近而導致部分地區因糧食及生活必須品短缺，陸續發生民眾餓死案例。

報導指出，部分農村地區已經吃光去年分配的糧食，許多家庭面臨缺糧困境。有消息人士透露，北韓當局已開始從各機關及團體的幹部手中，強制徵收5公斤玉米，進行緊急救濟，而內部甚至傳出一種說法：「若疫情持續延燒，餓死的人將比死於疫情的人更多。」

另外，北韓當局最近發起一場清算高層腐敗的運動，有分析認為，可能是為了穩固正在動搖的民心而展開的其中一項對策。

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荷蘭外交部長布洛克（見圖）昨（18）日和中國外交部長王毅通話時，不但高度讚賞中國防疫，更稱「個別國家政客對中國和中國人民的指責是完全錯誤的」。（路透資料照）

2020-03-19 23:50:03

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情席捲歐美，川普近日在推特發文時頻稱武漢肺炎為「中國病毒」，引發中國不滿。在中美隔空槓上之際，荷蘭外交部長布洛克（Stef Blok）昨（18）日和中國外交部長王毅通話時，不但高度讚賞中國防疫，更稱「個別國家政客對中國和中國人民的指責是完全錯誤的」。

中國外交部今日表示，王毅與布洛克在昨日通過電話。電話中，王毅指出，中國高度重視海外中國公民的權益，希望荷蘭政府高度重視並維護中國公民的安全與權益。王毅並稱，疫情是人類共同的敵人，需要國際社會團結應對，中方一開始就秉著公開透明、負責任的態度分享訊息，為各國爭取寶貴的時間。

「最近出現一股把病毒標籤化的逆流。」王毅提到，中方認為此一行為不僅有違世界衛生組織的專業意見，更與國際社會共同抗擊疫情的期待和努力背道而馳，應該予以堅決抵制。

中國外交部指出，布洛克在電話中高度讚賞中國防疫措施，稱讚中國成功控制國內疫情；同時，感謝中方支持荷蘭防疫，推動兩國衛生部門合作，並在採購醫療物資時提供協助。布洛克表示，荷蘭認為中國分享的經驗和訊息十分重要，願意認真向中國學習借鑒。

「中國全力抗擊疫情取得顯著成效，還及時向世界分享信息並提供援助，荷方對此高度讚賞，並期待今後同中國進一步開展合作。」布洛克向中國承諾，中國公民在荷蘭的健康安全方面，會得到與荷蘭公民同等的醫療資源與幫助；布洛克最後也稱，個別國家政客對中國和中國人民的指責是完全錯誤的。

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countries: 中國 荷蘭

title: 武漢肺炎》讚嘆啊！荷蘭外長：指責中國是完全錯誤


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2020-03-19 23:13:39

〔記者張議晨／宜蘭報導〕武漢肺炎全球延燒，鄰近台灣的島國菲律賓，確診病例有202例，菲國祭出鐵腕政策防堵疫情，晚上8時至隔日清晨5點，首都馬尼拉實施宵禁，旅居菲律賓的邱小姐直擊宵禁時間，她形容，宵禁開始後街頭隨時有警方巡邏，「入夜後的馬尼拉商業區，安靜地令人窒息」。

旅菲台人邱小姐 直擊現場邱小姐旅居菲律賓多年，目前在馬尼拉都會區旁的帕賽市上班，隨著武漢肺炎疫情升溫，邱小姐僅在辦公室、宿舍之間移動，隨著都會區進入「封城」，熱鬧的商業區已不見過去熱鬧氣氛，她說，白天商業區宛如空城，走在街上就像上演美國影集「陰屍路！」

商業區如空城 上街像演「陰屍路」邱小姐說，馬尼拉入夜後實施宵禁，晚間8點時間一到，主要幹道都會有大批警力巡邏，整座城市宛如進入戒嚴，若出門恐面臨罰款及坐牢，原本商業區入夜後還相當熱鬧，但宵禁當下「安靜地令人窒息」。

邱小姐說，從3月15日政府宣布馬尼拉封城以來，全市購物中心全部關閉，僅有超市、超商等生活必需的商店繼續營業，部分商業區如麥當勞、星巴克等連鎖餐飲店，也接連關閉，「除了自己準備糧食，不然外出幾乎找不到餐飲店營業」。

僅超市、超商等生活必需店續營業邱小姐說，隨著武漢疫情升溫，部分超市也限制入內人數，由保全在外引導顧客，並將手推車當作封鎖線，每次僅容許20人在超市內活動，生活機能大受限制。

電梯限乘6人 劃格子保持距離邱小姐上班地點位於商業區大樓，每天進出人潮眾多，為了避免多人群聚，大樓管理部祭出新作法，電梯每次限乘6人，且利用貼紙標示方格，如同「一個蘿蔔一個坑」。

她無奈說，為了保持每人1公尺距離，一部電梯限乘6人，每個人只能在自己「格子」內，但整棟大樓有數百人同時辦公，尖峰時間大排長龍，最後大樓管理方索性關電梯，「全部人通通走樓梯上班！」

邱小姐強調，武漢肺炎各國疫情嚴峻，菲律賓政策相當強硬，總統對於防疫也相當謹慎、認真，只希望疫情盡快結束，讓生活回歸往日正常。

countries: 菲律賓 美國 台灣

title: 菲律賓疫區現場》馬尼拉封城宵禁「安靜得令人窒息」


title: 武漢肺炎》華春瑩推特嗆美 被網友貼「習維尼」轟爆

references: 網友 臉書

countries: 美國 台灣 中國 法國

events: 武漢肺炎 冠狀病毒

people: 習近平 川普

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2020-03-19 23:52:10

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國武漢肺炎侵襲全球，重創各國經濟，美中兩國近期不斷隔空互相怪罪，中國外交部發言人華春瑩今（19）日挑戰自由世界，透過推特批評美國竟怪罪中國延遲通報疫情，反倒被廣大外國網友砲轟，甚至有人直接貼出「習維尼」合成圖。

《亞洲時報在線》 （Asia Times）報導，美國國務卿龐皮歐（Mike Pompeo）將新型冠狀病毒稱作「武漢病毒」，美國國家安全顧問歐布萊恩（Robert O'Brien）抨擊中國政府「缺乏透明度」、掩蓋傳染病的傳播原因，最後甚至川普總統都直接喊出「中國病毒」。

外媒認為，中國外交部發言人趙立堅或許是因此抨擊美方，並質疑新型冠狀病毒是否可能早在2019年10月間，在武漢舉辦的世界軍事運動會被美軍帶來。

華春瑩今天在推特推文指出：「自1月3日以來，中國一直在向美國更新新型冠狀病毒資訊與應對措施，美國國務院1月15日通知美國疾病預防控制中心（CDC）關於新型冠狀病毒的警告。現在怪中國拖延？認真的嗎？」

華春瑩的言論引來大量推特網友砲轟，不少網友除了直呼「中國病毒」之外，還有人直接貼出習近平、病毒與小熊維尼的合成照，甚至連海外中國僑民都貼出疫情爆發初期，武漢社區共吃團圓飯的新聞，怒斥「告訴美國了，沒告訴自己同胞」，還有法國網友留言：「台灣早在中國之前，就率先警告世界衛生組織（WHO）了。」

華春瑩臉書全文

China has been updating the US on the coronavirus and its response since Jan. 3. On Jan. 15 the US State Department notified Americans in China US CDC's warning about the coronavirus. And now blame China for delay? Seriously?

— Hua Chunying 华春莹 （@SpokespersonCHN） March 19, 2020 相關新聞請見︰武漢肺炎懶人包》傳染途徑、預防措施看這裡
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title: 武漢肺炎》傻眼！ 檢疫員手滑摔破病毒試管 成田機場檢疫所關閉

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2020-03-19 23:51:30

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕日本千葉縣成田機場檢疫所，日前傳出檢疫人員不慎打破裝有武漢肺炎病毒檢測試劑的玻璃管，造成室內汙染，2名檢疫員第一時間檢驗出陽性反應，好在事後複檢確定未受感染。

日本政府為加強入境管制，在千葉縣成田機場檢疫所負責做病毒檢測，並採取「核酸檢測RT-PCR法」，意即將受檢者的檢體放入試劑，以確認是否感染病毒。

綜合日媒報導，厚生勞動省指出，成田機場的檢疫所職員11日不慎摔破裝有「病毒檢測試劑」的玻璃管，造成室內汙染，而7名職員中有2人也沾到試劑，當下檢測2人出現陽性反應，被緊急隔離住院。

報導指出，事後2人進行細檢測時才確定未被病毒感染，確認2人是因為鼻腔沾到檢體的試劑才呈現陽性。厚生勞動省說明，雖然吸入「試劑」不會受到感染，但目前已停止檢疫所的作業，也正在進行回收、清除試劑。

另外，成田機場檢疫所也關閉進行全面消毒，重啟時間仍未定，檢疫工作將交由橫濱檢疫所以及國立傳染病研究所等機構代替。

日本目前累計1635例武漢肺炎病例（含鑽石公主號712例）、39例死亡（含鑽石公主號7例）。

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日本千葉縣成田機場檢疫所，日前傳出檢疫人員不慎打破裝有武漢肺炎病毒檢測試劑的玻璃管，造成室內汙染，2名檢疫員第一時間檢驗出陽性反應，好在事後複檢確定未受感染。（圖擷取自YouTube）


title: 武漢肺炎》美國定調「武漢病毒」 金融大鱷：幫人們了解來源

countries: 美國 中國

events: 武漢肺炎 新冠病毒

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中國近日試圖用大外宣引導輿論，將疫情責任推給美國，雙方針對疾病名稱展開激烈交鋒；對此，美國知名避險基金大亨巴斯表示，武漢肺炎的命名能幫助人們了解來源。（資料照，彭博社）

2020-03-19 23:46:38

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎持續延燒，中國近日試圖用大外宣引導輿論，將疫情責任推給美國，雙方針對疾病名稱展開激烈交鋒；對此，美國知名避險基金大亨巴斯（Kyle Bass）表示，武漢肺炎的命名能幫助人們了解來源。

綜合媒體報導，中國政府從去年底開始隱瞞新冠病毒消息，直到今年1月爆發後，與世界衛生組織（WHO）繼續瞞騙各國，導致全球如今疫情成災，近日疑似怕被各國究責，開始將輿論矛頭指向美國，就「中國病毒」（Chinese Virus）一詞引導輿論，以汙名化為由轉移焦點。

美國海曼資本創辦人巴斯18日接受《CNBC》訪問指出，名稱能夠幫助了解人們了解病毒的來源，中共弄出「Covid-19」這個稱呼，並透過宣傳機器向世界放送，「如果用數字來命名病毒，我們永遠不會記得這個病毒指稱的所為何事」。

巴斯表示，美國過去也曾爆發過「西尼羅河病毒」（West Nile virus），為何不能將這個病毒稱作「武漢感冒」（WuHan Flu）？他強調，「我們想怎麼叫就怎麼叫，我不會依循中國政府要求來稱呼這個病毒」。

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title: 武漢肺炎》強國男用嘴撕開活蛙！生吞內臟滿嘴血 路過民眾看傻

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日前中國官方證實武漢肺炎疫情可能來自於「野味」後，引起全球網友關注，許多與「吃野味」有關的影片相繼被翻出，其中又以這部2016年拍攝的「生吃活蛙」影片最為血腥震撼，也馬上在社群媒體上瘋傳。圖為青蛙示意圖，與當事新聞無關。（法新社）

2020-03-19 23:44:45

〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕武漢肺炎疫情爆發後，日前中國官方證實武漢肺炎疫情可能來自於「野味」，引發中國境內與國際間對「中國有吃野味傳統」的高度關注，其中一部「生吃活蛙」的影片，更因畫面血腥震撼，近日被翻出後遭到全網瘋傳。

綜合外媒報導，日前中國官方證實武漢肺炎疫情可能來自於「野味」後，雖至今仍未找出確切源於何種動物，意外引起全球網友關注，許多與「吃野味」有關的影片相繼被翻出，其中又以這部2016年拍攝的「生吃活蛙」影片最為血腥震撼，也馬上在社群媒體上瘋傳。

從雖短短不到1分鐘的影片中能看到，有名身穿黑衣的獨臂男子，伸手從市場攤位的水族箱中抓起一隻「活青蛙」後，直接咬住青蛙的上顎將牠硬生生撕成兩半，露出內臟後，直接大口生吞，對著鏡頭張大嘴巴，不僅滿嘴都是血，還有血流到下巴，隨後還繼續吃生蛙肉。

隔壁攤販看到男子生吃活蛙的過程後，不僅對他豎起大拇指，還頻頻點頭，不過也有不少路過民眾被他嚇到，一臉震驚地盯著他。

據報導，在中國傳統偏方中，「生吃青蛙」有治傷及保養身體的功效，但青蛙屬於兩棲類，身上常有寄生蟲「曼氏裂頭蚴」，牠們不但能在零下10℃到56℃間存活、還能通過血管在人體的軟組織及內臟吸收營養、成長，許多人直到出現失明、癲癇等症狀才會發現遭到寄生。

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countries: 美國 西班牙 墨西哥 中國

events: COVID-19 冠狀病毒 新冠病毒

title: 不給病毒貼「污名化」標籤是常識

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原標題：不給病毒貼「污名化」標籤是常識

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不給病毒貼上地域、國家、種族標籤，是主流社會的一種常識和應有價值觀。

針對社交媒體上一些把新冠病毒稱為「中國病毒」的不當說法，當地時間3月18日，世界衛生組織衛生緊急項目負責人邁克爾·瑞安在日內瓦明確表態：「病毒沒有國界，不區分種族膚色和財富。我們在語言使用上要小心，應避免把病毒同個人聯繫在一起。」

事實上，不給病毒隨意貼上地域、國家、種族標籤，已是主流社會的一種常識和應有價值觀。比如，就在同一天，剛剛卸任微軟董事會職務的比爾·蓋茨，在某網路社區與網友進行互動時，也對此表達了自己的看法：「我們不應該叫它『中國病毒』」。

毋庸諱言，把病毒貼上地域、國家、種族等標籤，很容易起到「污名化」的效果。其中的邏輯很簡單，「病毒」儘管在醫學上是一個中性詞彙，但在現實中卻含有貶義，無論是將病毒與特定的國家、民族、地域，還是與某個人、某個商品相結合，都會引發負面聯想，輕者會造成相關者的名譽損失，重則引發種族歧視、國家矛盾。

在歷史和現實中，不乏類似的經驗教訓。遠如1918年的「西班牙流感」，這場流感造成全球5億人染病，其最早的出現記錄實際上是在美國堪薩斯州，與西班牙並無特殊關係，西班牙人也從未承認「西班牙流感」一詞。但由於最初沒有被及時更正，這個有污名化之嫌的「西班牙流感」稱呼延續至今。

近則如「躺槍者」墨西哥知名品牌科羅娜啤酒。在英文中，冠狀病毒被稱為「corona virus」，其在此次疫情中被用來指代新冠病毒，而科羅娜啤酒的英文名是「corona beer」。當一款啤酒被一種危害極大的病毒重名，最終引發的是消費者的反感。有調查顯示，疫情發生后，約38%的美國啤酒消費者表示不願再購買科羅娜啤酒。而這也使得該公司今年1-2月市場營收減少2.85億美元，利潤大幅縮水。

正是因為這種「污名化」的殺傷力極大，世衛組織在命名新冠病毒的時候才格外謹慎。2月11日，世衛組織宣布將新型冠狀病毒感染的肺炎正式命名為「COVID-19」。這是一個全新的縮寫詞彙，幾乎不會引發負面聯想。正如世衛組織總幹事譚德塞所說，「我們想要一個不影射任何地理位置、動物、個人或群體的名字。」在2009年H1N1流感大流行的時候，世衛組織也採取了同樣的命名模式，H1N1並沒有被稱為「北美流感」。

實際上，給病毒貼上特定某國標籤的做法已經遭到各國主流人群的抵制和反對。人們看到，在社交媒體上，只要有這種用法的地方，都會有網友跟帖提醒或斥責。尤其是在深受種族主義之害的美國，這種貼標籤的做法因其涉嫌激發仇外情緒，有違美國主流價值觀，而更容易引發普通民眾警惕。

放在本次疫情背景下，這種給病毒隨意貼標籤的做法，不止存在污名化和價值觀上的爭議，更大的危害在於它會影響到世界各國聯手抗擊疫情。疫情發展至今，已漸成向全世界蔓延之勢，而對於如何徹底撲滅新冠病毒，各國都還沒有找到最好的辦法。在這個時候，各國民眾攜手起來，齊心協力，彼此配合，聯防聯控，共同應對疫情是必經之路，理應盡最大努力消滅分歧，攜手合作。如果因為無關緊要的稱呼問題，而造成全球抗疫陣營的內部分歧甚至矛盾，實在是因小失大，尤需警惕。


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title: 河北交警列隊迎援鄂醫療隊 醫護人員高喊比結婚陣勢大


countries: 台灣 美國

people: 蔡英文 陳時中

title: 確診破百！未來14天是台灣防疫關鍵期 莊人祥揭2種情況

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新冠肺炎疫情愈來愈險竣，因歐洲、美國走樣的疫情，使得國內的確診病例暴增，衝破百例。蔡英文總統和中央流行疫情指揮中心指揮官陳時中都表示「未來兩週是關鍵期」。指揮中心社區防疫組副組長莊人祥說明原因，主要是最近14天為歐洲疫情高峰，且陸續有自歐美返台之國人，預測這些人的陽性率比以往還高，合理懷疑接下來都是類似狀況。「境外與本土個案持續維持懸殊比例」是個指標，莊人祥說如果反之，則是另外一個警訊。

中央流行疫情指揮中心19）日宣布新增 8 位確診病例，總計達108例，境外移入78例，本土30例，最近幾天的確診都是以境外移入為主。據ETtoday新聞雲報導，莊人祥表示，評估未來14天是關鍵期，主要是因為歐洲疫情屬於高峰，再加上很多原先住在歐美的國人陸續想要返台。


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台中市邁向國際都會，帶動經濟繁榮，也成為熱門投資城市，豐邑機構預見市場商機，在七期市政特區的兩棟商辦大樓「豐邑市政核心」及「豐邑市政都心廣場」，坐擁市政路優勢，打造匯聚金融、百貨、飯店等全方位經貿重鎮，吸引國內外客戶搶租，很多台商紛紛進軍七期商辦設立旗艦總部。

「豐邑市政核心」及「豐邑市政都心廣場」集結經貿核心的商圈優勢，並配備頂級完善的軟硬體服務，其中，「豐邑市政核心」租賃熱度續旺，創下七期商辦每坪租金新高點，一坪達1400元。

豐邑機構指出，企業主掌握商辦價格下的價值，豐邑兩大市政商辦樓除了鄰近市議會、國內外企業總部之外，亦具備智慧型管理系統、單一產權的優點，並引進國際高規的喜來登物業管理，享有一次到位的軟硬體服務。

豐邑看好台中商用不動產市場，今年第四季將推出旗下第三棟商辦大樓，位於台中市市政路、河南路口的黃金地段，由國際建築團隊精心打造的50層商辦大樓，預計將改寫七期新天際線，屆時完工後，豐邑在七期市政路上的商辦大樓將上看10萬坪，相當於1.5倍台北101商辦面積。

豐邑機構強調，持續引資招商，為企業主、零售商、住戶提供極佳的商辦中心、舒適美宅、百貨商場、飯店與物業管理等。

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title: 台商鮭魚返鄉設旗艦總部 中市商辦租賃熱度加溫


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恆述法師（藝名費貞綾）日前在臉書坦承因幫信徒背書，積欠高利貸高達4千萬，事後更傳出弟弟張菲與費玉清不堪這40年來幫忙還債超過2億，這次鐵了心不幫姊姊擦屁股，更揚言不排除斷絕關係。對此，通靈大師江嘉葉更直言恆述法師的無領導人格局，不宜自行創業，若能完全遵照出家人生活，佛祖將會成為她的貴人，伸出援手相救。

江嘉葉稱恆述法師有2個很會賺錢的弟弟張菲、費玉清，因此雖然是出家人，卻生活在富裕中，不吃素，常吃高檔食物，住豪宅，自擁千萬高級車，和大部有錢人一樣，享受和追求高級物質生活，這是她天生命格影響力，鼻高眼大額頭高，是絕頂聰明的美人，脣形完美線條，嘴角有菱角，能言善道，言語可甜可兇，與人相處，親和力強，很容易與陌生人混熟，結為好友，人脈很廣，眼神活躍有力，膽大心細，對她想要的東西，不管是金錢、友誼，都能很順心得到。

現年70歲的恆述法師，顴骨高聳氣旺，有做老大的個性和慾望，因此常豪邁的大撒金錢得到人心，又想在宗教界出人頭地，想蓋大廟道場，她有如此雄心萬丈是讓人敬佩，只是可惜她忽略了她的能力和財源。

江嘉葉直言恆述法師人氣雖旺，但鼻頭氣弱，下顎無力，不屬於創業型的女強人，不能掌大權和當執行者，若是跟在大法師身旁，在大道場廟宇裡當老二，是可以成功的，但無領導人格局，不宜自行創業，她最適合的命格是成為很有實力的大老闆身邊的女人，享受貴夫人高級物慾生活。

江嘉葉更間接揭開了恆述法師欠債內情，稱恆述法師50歲時進入財弱格，若安分修行，應該還可以平靜過好日子，若野心大想賺大錢，是要追著錢跑，會被財務折磨得心力交瘁，「此次財物空缺，一定要有貴人相助才能過關，這個災難絕不是魔考，是個人貪慾太重，自己害了自己，危難時除了求人，別忘了佛祖，誠心跪地懺悔，修心養性，排除貪念，做一個真正的出家人。」好在恆述法師佛緣很深，若完全遵照出家人過的生活，佛祖是會伸出手救她的。

title: 張菲嗆斷姊弟關係 命理師爆恆述法師欠4千萬內情


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由於就目前所知，新冠肺炎首宗病例是出現在大陸湖北武漢，美國總統川普口口聲聲說，新冠肺炎病毒是「中國病毒」，引發北京強烈不滿，雙方唇槍舌劍，爭論不斷。

據《南華早報》（South China Morning Post）19日報導，軍方與科學界消息人士透露，北京已下令，要軍方加入世界研發新冠肺炎疫苗大賽，並拔得頭籌。

據央視報導，中國工程院院士、軍事科學院軍事醫學研究院研究員陳薇領導的團隊研製了重組新冠疫苗，並已獲批展開臨床試驗。

事實上，在新冠肺炎疫情肆虐之際，全球各地研究人員都使出渾身解數，以研製疫苗。一位專家說，要是讓美國人率先達標，北京高層會覺得「沒面子」。

而中方展開臨床實驗前，才傳出美國國家過敏與傳染病研究所（the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIAID），還有美國麻州生技公司莫德納（Moderna）攜手，對45名年齡從18－55歲的健康志願者展開新冠肺炎疫苗臨床實驗。

上海疫苗專家陶麗娜說，中方宣佈展開臨床實驗的時間比她預期的早些。不過，她認為，陳薇和部份團隊成員應該已經注射過第一劑重組疫苗。先前微信上已有照片流傳，顯示陳薇可能注射了疫苗。

title: 新冠疫苗大戰 陸拚死也要贏老美


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新冠肺炎持續延燒，歐美疫情失控，台灣確診數也連日暴增，不少民眾不信邪，堅持出國遊玩，導致許多人因此感染，對此「宅神」朱學恒也感慨，若10年後兒子問他一個問題，他現在答不出來。

朱學恒18日在臉書PO文：「10年後我兒子很可能會問我：爸爸，當年人類不是有病毒這個共同敵人嗎？為什麼大家那麼不團結」，他直言自己現在沒有答案。

不少網友也紛紛留言：「只要敵人不是來自外星球，地球人就會一直相殺」、「自私的人永遠只想到自已，不在乎別人受的了受不了」、「人類發生危急存亡時，下個動作不是和平，而是搶著當老大」、「人性和利益造成的」、「每個人都想著『他應該要跟我們團結』，但沒人想著『我應該要跟他們團結』」、「恐怖的不是病毒，是人性」。

title: 疫情失控...宅神：10年後兒子若問這題 我答不出來


title: 返台遭謾罵 美留學生痛訴：很抱歉但我要回去

taiwan-subdivisions: 桃園 松山

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中央疫情指揮中心公告，自19日凌晨0時起，所有入境旅客須居家檢疫14天，旅客無親友接機，只能搭乘防疫計程車，桃園機場清晨起，排隊搭乘防疫計程車的入境旅客排隊人龍超過上百公尺，擠爆計程車排隊區域，搭上車要等待近二小時，桃機防疫車隊還請求松山機場車隊支援。（中時資料照 陳麒全攝）

新冠肺炎台灣確診案例破百，新增案例幾乎全為境外感染，中央流行疫情指揮中心宣布，自19日起，外國人禁止入境，本國人入境都須居家檢疫14天。一名美國留學生傾訴她在國外面臨的艱難處境，指出雖然台灣有人不歡迎留學生返台，但她還是決定返台，「很抱歉，但我要從美國回台灣了」。

一名在美國留學的台灣女孩在網路論壇Dcard 上表示，新冠肺炎疫情大爆發，美國目前情況很糟，她坦言自己壓力也很大，「美國已經買不到生活用品，家人又一直比我緊張，搞得我兩頭燒，戴口罩手套走在紐約街頭的時候真的都會被白眼」。

原PO表示，她近日也發現網路上台灣網友對留學生一片罵聲，要留學生們不要回國的聲浪，她說看了很生氣與難過，「好像在哪都不被歡迎」。原PO說，「留學生在外打拚已經很辛苦了，不能見到家人，還要被當地人歧視，難道連自己人都要歧視我們嗎？」

她表示自己在台灣長大，因為領到獎學金所以出國念書，自己每年都有繳健保，要求網友們將心比心，「我就不信今天你的孩子在國外唸書遇到這種狀況你不會擔心、不會希望他們趕快回家，所以很抱歉我在國外留學，但我要回家，我必須回家」。

留美台灣女孩的心情文一曝光後，有網友鼓勵說「台灣才是安全的，回來好好自主管理 ，不要讓家人受累就好，別讓家人擔心快回來吧」、「回來麻煩就在家待14天好嗎」、「我只譴責在這段時間還去旅遊的，留學生沒有錯」、「別當被居家隔離還不會自主管理的人」、「想太多，快回來就對了。家就是你最後的依靠！」、「剛開學那時候根本沒有爆發疫情，真的不是留學生的錯啊」。

不過，仍有網友氣憤地對留學生留言，「裝什麼可憐，住在台灣的都不是人？都你們最可憐」、「你去國外留學換到的是你的學歷，難道是我們的？為什麼一有傳染病就回台灣，沒必要回台灣增加確診數吧？」、「回來就是有可能會帶來病毒啊，大家連這個都不能抱怨喔」。


countries: 日本 台灣

title: 宅肥哭了 新冠肺炎肆虐取消TRE台北國際成人展

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對許多宅肥來說，要淚崩了！因為他們期待已久的每年一度成人家年華，「TRE台北國際成人展」晚間直接宣布今年的展期取消了！

TRE台北國際成人主辦單位透過FB粉絲團說，由於新冠肺炎疫情嚴重，「為確保演出人員及廣大粉絲們的健康安全，經過審慎評估及考量後，決議取消今年度的成人展，也提醒各位粉絲好好照顧自身健康並配合政府防疫措。」。

由於許多宅肥、男士們對這每年一度的「成年嘉年會」充滿期待，得到主辦單位的通知成人展取消了，不免露出失望的哀嚎，有人說「延期就好，為何要直接取消」？也有人說，「一年就這麼一次，被新冠打敗了，嗚嗚～」！

「TRE 台北國際成人展Taipei Red Expo」是台灣每年的「成人節」盛會，主辦單位集結日本一線偶像AV女優、台灣火紅Show Girl助陣，讓現場民眾眼睛大吃冰淇淋，每年總是帶來沸騰狂燒。


title: 疫情讓外送外帶變夯 這家公司要廣招萬人

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title: 更正與說明

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原標題：更正與說明

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3月19日新媒體稿件《北京大風吹落一樓體外牆牆皮，房管局已安排搶修》（記者：張靜雅 編輯：白馗 校對：趙琳）第一段第六行中「索性無人受傷」其中的「索性」應為「所幸」。

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title: 購買國農牛乳請認明天守實業製造包裝產品，以免混淆損害權益。

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天守實業股份有限公司獲悉市場上非本公司銷售點、營銷通路及網路社群中出現與本公司外包裝完全相同之「國農牛乳」系列商品陳列、販賣。

嗣經本公司派員取得該等商品並以肉眼檢視後，發現該等商品均非由本公司製造出產，而係他公司委託代工廠所製。另本公司亦檢視網路社群上之媒體文宣，亦係直接以抄襲之方式，對本公司委由他人設計並將著作權轉讓與本公司之媒體文宣進行重製。

本公司現已就商標權部分向損及本公司商品利益之相關公司提出損害賠償訴訟，刻由臺灣高雄地方法院審理中；而無論是商品包裝或商品之文宣廣告上字體選用、編排或美術設計均蘊含著本公司對「國農牛乳」理念的傳達，係具有獨創性、原創性之美術著作，且本公司亦為之投入相當之金錢成本、精力與時間。因此本公司就他公司侵害前述之本公司著作權之行為，絕無寬待。本公司已於108年12月23日檢具相當之證據，向臺灣高雄地方檢察署提出刑事妨害著作權罪之告訴，

本公司深知提出訴訟後，將面臨冗長的審理程序，未必是最符合成本效益之手段。然而，除彰顯本公司捍衛權利之決心外，本公司最擔心者莫過於消費者不查，而被前述商品混淆，選購非本公司出產之商品。本公司經濟損失事小，而消費者之權益事大，在本公司先後委由律師寄發法律文件儆告他公司後，他公司仍置之不理的情況下，僅得選擇以訴訟止息本次紛爭，冀希支持本公司之消費者能夠理解，也請支持本公司之消費者安心，本公司以經營15年國農牛乳之信譽保證，您們的權益絕不會受到任何影響，也誠摯感謝各位消費者能持續選購本公司之商品！本公司也儆告各方經銷商或從事團購之民眾，請慎選販售商品來源，切勿以身試法，因小失大。