美國和墨西哥擬逐步放寬流感監控措施
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may scale back its current recommendation to close for up to 14 days any schools attended by, or in areas near, a child who tests positive for the new H1N1 virus as growing evidence suggests Most cases of the disease are relatively mild.
隨着越來越多的證據表明，大多數情況下，這種流感的症狀都比較輕微，因此對於有學生在甲型H1N1流感測試中呈現陽性的學校或附近地區的學校，美國疾病控制與預防中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)可能放鬆目前要求關閉至多14天的建議。
The CDC is in 'active discussions' to revise its interim guidance to schools in order to minimize disruptions in learning while still protecting communities from spread of the disease, Richard Besser, the Atlanta agency's acting director, said Monday.
亞特蘭大疾病控制與預防中心代理主任貝瑟(Richard Besser)週一說，該中心正在積極討論修改對學校採取的臨時指導意見，以將對學習的影響降至最低，同時保護社區免受流感的傳染。
It isn't clear when any revisions to the guidance might be made, though current CDC guidelines say guidance will be updated by May 8.
尚不清楚何時會對這些指導意見進行修改，不過目前疾病控制與預防中心的指導意見中稱，將在5月8日進行更新。
The discussions underscore how public-health officials are trying to measure their response to the course of the disease, which looked fearsome a week ago as initial reports from Mexico suggested it caused a large number of deaths. Now, studies in Mexico and evidence in the U.S. both suggest most cases are mild, although officials caution that could change as the virus makes its way through the population or if it re-emerges in a more virulent form next flu season. The spread of the virus to the Southern Hemisphere is particularly concerning, officials said Monday, because flu season is just getting under way there.
這樣的討論凸顯出公共衛生官員正試圖衡量他們對這種疫情所作出的反應。當一週前來自墨西哥的最初報告稱有大量患者因此死亡時，人們對此非常恐慌。而現在，墨西哥的研究和美國的證據都表明，大多數病例的症狀都比較溫和，但官員警告說，隨着病毒在人羣中的傳播或下一個流感季節以更危險的形式重新出現時，這種狀況可能發生變化。有官員週一說，病毒擴散到南半球尤其令人擔憂，因爲那裏的流感季節纔剛剛開始。The virus has now stretched to 21 countries, sickening 1,085 people and causing 25 deaths in Mexico and one in the U.S. Ireland, Costa Rica and El Salvador are now among the nations reporting laboratory-confirmed cases.
這種病毒現在已經蔓延至21個國家，共有1,085人患病，並導致25名墨西哥人和一名美國人死亡。愛爾蘭、哥斯達黎加和薩爾瓦多目前都報導了經實驗室確診的病例。
Mexico City, brought almost to a halt for the past 12 days, will start getting back to business -- but slowly -- on Wednesday, as the number of new cases of influenza declines. 'The evolution of the epidemic is now on its descending phase,' said Jose Angel Cordova, Mexico's health minister.
墨西哥城在過去12天幾乎陷於了癱瘓，但隨着新發病人數的下降，這座城市週三也將逐步開始恢復正常。墨西哥衛生部長科爾多瓦(Jose Angel Cordova)說，疫情的發展目前正處於消退階段。
The Mexican megalopolis of more than 20 million people will reopen bars, restaurants and city government offices on Wednesday, with museums, churches and convention centers scheduled to reopen the following day. But movie houses, nightclubs, theaters and sports stadiums will remain closed. High schools and universities throughout Mexico will reopen Thursday, but elementary schools will remain closed until May 11.
擁有2,000多萬人口的墨西哥城地區週三將允許酒吧、餐館和市政府辦公室恢復正常，而博物館、教堂和會議中心將於次日重新開放。但電影院、夜總會、劇場、體育場館將繼續關閉。墨西哥的所有高中和大學週四將恢復正常，但小學將繼續關閉到5月11日。
