I am confident that China will be able to control the outbreak.
发布时间：2020-03-06
While I could have returned home with my mother I chosen to stay. Why? I am confident that China will be able to control the outbreak.
“我本来可以跟我的妈妈一起回国，但我选择留下。为什么呢？因为我坚信，中国能够控制住这场疫情。”
Frances Mcmanus
一个月前，Frances的妈妈来中国探望她。本来她有机会可以与妈妈一起回国，但是最终她却选择留在中国。这并非疫情肆虐下的无奈之举，而是在深深感受到疫情之下中国人民的众志成城、中国政府的雷厉手段之后，对于中国政府的信任，对于中国可以全方位防控疫情的信心。
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谈及如何看待中国为了防控疫情所采取的种种举措，Frances认为中国政府此次系有备而来，而中国人民面对此次疫情也空前团结一致。她所看到的，都是疫情之下中国人民的坚韧不拔和勇往直前。
学校每天的一个慰问短信，一个关怀电话，让她在这样的环境下一点都不慌张，更加坚定了她认为中国可以打赢这场战役必胜的信念。
来自不同国度的外籍教师
为武汉加油！为中国加油！
除了Frances之外，来自不同国度的其他外教也对中国这场全方位的疫情防控战感同身受。面对来势汹汹的疫情，有些外教虽身处异地，却心系中国。这些外教之中，也有人曾去过美丽的武汉，也曾登上过黄鹤楼领略中华河山的壮阔。他们都纷纷为中国祈福。他们想告诉中国人，告诉武汉人：中国，我们异国的心，始终与你们同行！
Frances Mcmanus在报纸The Leitrim Observer的投稿
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Living under the Coronavirus threat: An account from China
Hi, my name is Frances McManus and I live in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, in the People’s Republic of China. I came here last August as an English Language Assistant and had no idea that in a few short months I would be living in the shadow of a deadly virus.
The virus originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province. That’s about 800km west of where I am. To date the known infections of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has hit 40,651*, and deaths have reached 910*. That means that this virus has killed more people than the deadly SARS outbreak of 2002, but has a lower death-rate. Symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath, and in serious cases pneumonia.
The main symptom to look out for is fever. As my mother and I discovered on her recent trip to visit me, China is well prepared to find and isolate suspected cases of Coronavirus. Soon after her arrival in China we faced temperature checks on arrival at railway stations. We even came upon a full-body infrared camera, manned by several people in full protective gear.
Not only are railway stations checking travellers, but even going to Starbucks in Suzhou we met a member of staff at the door who read our temperatures before allowing us entry. Since then Starbucks has gone so far as to close some 2000 stores in China due to the outbreak.
At the moment living here is like living in a ghost-town. The usually busy streets are quiet, the once lively restaurants and shops are mostly closed. Everyone you meet is wearing a face-mask. We are advised to avoid going outside except when necessary, to avoid meeting in groups and to avoid taking public transport. While waiting for a train my mother and I watched a TV anchor demonstrating the correct way to put on a face-mask and wash your hands.
All transport in and out of Wuhan and other cities in Hubei has been closed off. Out of fear of becoming stranded if more transport was cancelled we decided not to take our trips to Hangzhou, Nanjing and Chengdu. Shortly thereafter KLM announced (like other airlines) that they would be suspending flights to and from China from February 3rd, so my mother and I quickly arranged for her flight to be rebooked and she returned home. Healthy and safe.
Somewhat worryingly she reports that she was not temperature checked when arriving in Paris or Dublin, she was simply given a pamphlet about the virus. Are other countries taking the threat of Coronavirus seriously?
While I could have returned home with my mother I chose to stay. Why? I am confident that China will be able to control the outbreak. I feel safe staying in my apartment, wearing a mask when I go to the shop, and having my temperature checked each time I reenter our housing complex. Meanwhile a member of staff of my school messages me each day to get an update on my symptoms (or lack thereof). If I develop a fever I’ll be sent for medical attention. If I become infected with the virus I am healthy enough that my immune system should be able to fight it off.
While the numbers seem daunting it’s important to remember the sheer size of China; a country of 1.39 billion people. The virus outbreak occurred at a vulnerable time in China when most people were travelling for the lunar new year; creating the ideal environment for its spread, but China is well equipped to deal with the situation, and I’m sure they’ll receive plenty of support from other countries.
翻译稿:
新型冠状病毒下的生活：来自一位在中国任教的外籍老师
嗨，我叫Frances McManus，我居住在中华人民共和国的江苏省苏州市。去年八月，当我以英语助教的身份来到这里的时候，我不曾想到在短短的几个月后，我将会生活在致命病毒的阴影之下。
该病毒起源于湖北省武汉市。那是一个距离我所居住的地方以西约800公里的地方。迄今为止（2020年2月10日），已知的2019年新型冠状病毒（2019-nCoV）感染者共计40651 人次，死亡人数已达到910 人次。这意味着，与2002年爆发的致命的SARS病毒相比，这种病毒导致了更多人的死亡，而其死亡率却低于SARS。其症状包括发烧，咳嗽和呼吸急促，严重者还会引发肺炎。
需要注意的是，这个病毒最主要症状是发热。正如我母亲之前来探望我时我们两个所经历的一样，中国已为核查和隔离冠状病毒疑似患者做足准备。她到达中国后不久，我们进火车站时就进行了体温测量。我们甚至看到了由多个身着防护服的工作人员所操纵的红外人形识别摄像机。
不光是在火车站，甚至当我们去苏州的星巴克的时候，我们也被工作人员要求测量体温，量过体温之后才被允许进入。自那以后，由于疫情的爆发，星巴克在中国关闭了约2000家门店。
此刻我居住的地方就像一个“鬼城”。往常车水马龙的街道此刻却很安静，曾经熙来攘往的餐馆和商店现如今大多都暂停营业。你遇到的每个人都戴着口罩。我们被要求避免不必要的外出、集聚以及乘坐公共交通工具。在等火车的时候，我妈妈和我还看到了一段电视播音员演示戴口罩和洗手的正确方法的视频。
进出武汉及湖北其他城市的所有交通枢纽都已被封锁。为了免于因交通封锁而被困在某座城市，我们最终决定取消杭州、南京和成都的旅行。此后不久，荷兰航空（与其他航空公司一样）宣布，他们从2月3日起取消了往返中国的航班，所以我和我的母亲迅速改签了她的航班，最终她安全而健康地回了家。
令人担忧的是，她告诉我说当她到达巴黎和都柏林的时候，没有被要求测量体温，只是给了她有关该病毒的宣传手册。那么其他国家是否正在认真对待冠状病毒的威胁呢？
虽然我本来可以和妈妈一起回家，但我还是选择留下来。为什么？因为我相信中国将能够控制疫情。当我待在我公寓里的时候，当我戴着口罩去医院的时候，我觉得我很安全。在我每次进入小区的时候，我都会被要求重新测量体温。同时，我工作单位的一名教职人员每天都会给我发消息，以了解我最新的身体状况。如果我发烧，我将被送往就医。而如果我感染了该病毒，我的身体也足够健康，因为我的免疫系统能够抵御它。
尽管这些数据似乎令人生畏，但也不要忘记中国庞大的人口基数；它是一个拥有13.9亿人口的国家。疫情的爆发正值中国人的农历新年期间。人口因春运而大量流动，为其创造了理想的传播环境。但中国政府有能力应付这种情况，并且我敢肯定，他们也会得到其他国家的大力支持。