美國共和黨參議員蘭德·保羅辦公室3月22日通過社交媒體宣佈，保羅在新冠病毒檢測結果為陽性。這是美國國會參議院首位感染新冠的參議員。
Kentucky Republican Rand Paul became the first known senator to test positive for COVID-19.
隨後，已有5名共和黨參議員自我隔離。其他4人是邁克·李（Mike Lee）、米特·羅姆尼（Mitt Romney）、科裡·加德納（Cory Gardner）、裡克·斯科特（Rick Scott）。
Four other Republican Senators have also entered self-quarantine: Mike Lee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner and Rick Scott.
華盛頓州、加利福尼亞州
成為新冠肺炎疫情“重災區”
當地時間22日，特朗普宣佈華盛頓州、加利福尼亞州為新冠肺炎疫情“重災區”，並命令聯邦政府提供援助。
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that a “major disaster” exists in the states of Washington and California and ordered federal assistance to supplement the states, the White House said.
此前，特朗普已宣佈紐約州為“重災區”。
New York was declared a "major disaster" zone on Friday.
在美國白宮記者會上，特朗普宣佈將調動聯邦國民衛隊幫助華盛頓州、加州和紐約州等受疫情嚴重影響的地區抗擊疫情。
Trump announced that he has activated the National Guard in the states of New York, California and Washington in order to curb the coronavirus spread.
美國新冠肺炎確診人數超3萬！
8個州宣佈“居家隔離令” 影響上億人
據約翰·霍普金斯大學最新實時數據顯示，美國新冠肺炎確診病例為35224例，攀升至全球第三。
The U.S. is now the third most infected country in the world, after China and Italy, with at least 35,224 confirmed cases and 471 deaths on Monday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
截至22日，美國已有8個州宣佈“居家隔離令”，要求居民不要出門以防止新冠疫情擴散。這8個州是：加利福尼亞州、紐約州、伊利諾伊州、俄亥俄州、新澤西州、路易斯安那州、康涅狄格州、特拉華州。這意味著，“居家隔離令”已覆蓋美國人口的近三分之一。
Now eight states have ordered all non-essential workers to stay home in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. That means almost one third of the total U.S. population is under the directive and remaining indoors as much as possible.
紐約市長：“如果特朗普再不採取行動，那些本可以活下去的人就會死去。
紐約市市長德布拉西奧（Bill De Blasio）22日表示， 美國目前三分之一的新冠肺炎確診病例在紐約，這一情況短期內不會得到改善；
New York has been hit hardest out of all 50 U.S. states by the coronavirus, and Mayor Bill De Blasio has declared his city to be the "epicenter" of the U.S. outbreak.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has now climbed to 15,783 in New York – that's one-third of all cases in the country. "The worst is yet to come," he added.
他表示特朗普來自紐約市，卻不願意幫助自己的家鄉；
The mayor said the president of the United States is from New York City, but he will not lift a finger to help his hometown.
“紐約人和所有美國人都應認清，疫情會越來越糟糕。如果特朗普再不採取行動，那些本可以活下去的人就會死去。”
"The truth is New Yorkers and all Americans deserve the blunt truth," he warned. "It's only getting worse."
"If the president doesn't act, people will die who could have lived otherwise."
MSNBC主播喊話各州：“別指望白宮了！現在只能靠自己”
當地時間3月20日，在美國MSNBC電視臺播出的一檔節目中，主持人雷切爾·瑪多（Rachel Maddow）斥責美國政府應對疫情不力，浪費了過去三個月。
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow condemned the U.S. federal government for failing to step up and fix things in containing the coronavirus outbreak.
拖欠的呼吸機、醫用防護裝備...美國政府已經一次次讓人失望。據《紐約時報》報道，美國許多地區因物資缺乏，已經出現口罩和防護服的重複使用。
The national supply of masks, ventilators and personal protective equipment is running out and even being unsafely reused, according to New York Times.
她認為各州政府和州長“現在只能孤軍奮戰了”。
Maddow reminded the "clear head leaders in the best-run states" that they will have to go on their own.
CNN主播痛批特朗普：“我們都在同一個戰場中，停止這麼做吧！”
美國總統特朗普3月16日在推特上妄稱新冠病毒為“中國病毒”，引起美國內外各界的批評聲。
On March 16, Trump called the coronavirus the "Chinese virus" for the first time in a tweet and repeated the term days later.
美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）主持人克里斯·科莫（Chris Cuomo）在近日的一檔節目中也表示，特朗普這一稱法“很傷人”。
CNN host Chris Cuomo reacted in the show, "calling it the 'Chinese Virus' or the 'Wuhan Virus' or the 'Kung Flu'… Listen. You may think it's clever, but it's hurting.”
把它稱作外國病毒並沒有任何幫助，他強調，“我們都在同一個戰場中，停止這麼做吧！”
He pointed out that attacks against the Asian community are on the rise.
"This doesn't help, calling it a foreign virus. We are all in the fight, together. Stop it."
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