????????近來，美國政府變本加厲地指責中國“隱瞞疫情”。但美國疫情發(fā)展到今天，真的是他們沒有得到正確的信息，以至無法及時應對嗎？

????????綜合外媒報道，在3月13日美國宣布正式采取保持社交距離的措施之前，特朗普曾多次忽視幕僚的警告，致使美國一再錯失防疫的重要時間點，病毒得以毫無阻礙地傳播數(shù)周。

????????我們梳理了一條時間線，看看特朗普政府在疫情蔓延的過程中到底做了什么、說了什么。

美國政府防控時間線

?12月31日?美疾控中心了解到中國出現(xiàn)集中病例

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) learn of a cluster of cases in China.

美國疾控中心了解到中國出現(xiàn)集中病例。

?1月1日

The CDC begins developing reports for the Department of Health and Human Services about the situation.

美疾控中心開始向美國衛(wèi)生和公共服務部就該情況發(fā)送報告。

?1月3日?中方向美方通報疫情信息

Since January 3, China has been notifying the US side of epidemic developments, prevention and control measures on a regular basis.

中方開始定期向美方通報疫情信息和防控舉措。

?1月初?美情報機構開始跟蹤報告疫情

US intelligence officials begin offering ominous, classified warnings about the virus to Trump in the President’s Daily Brief. The warnings will persist into February.

美國情報官員開始在呈交總統(tǒng)的每日簡報中發(fā)出有關該病毒兇險走勢的機密警報。這類警報一直持續(xù)到二月。

?1月8日?美疾控中心發(fā)布首個警報

China?initially?identifies a new coronavirus as the cause of the epidemic.

中方初步確認新冠病毒為疫情病原。

The CDC?issues its first public warning about the outbreak in China, saying that it is monitoring the situation and that people should take precautions when traveling to Wuhan.?

美國疾控中心發(fā)布首個關于中國疫情的警報，稱其正對疫情進行監(jiān)控，提醒前往武漢的美國人提高警惕。

?1月18日?特朗普收到疫情通報

The health secretary, Alex Azar, calls Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and briefs him on the coronavirus threat?but Trump interjects to ask him about a federal crackdown on vaping.

衛(wèi)生和公共服務部部長亞歷克斯·阿扎爾給在佛羅里達海湖莊園的特朗普打電話，向他匯報新冠肺炎的危險性，但特朗普打斷他，轉而詢問聯(lián)邦政府打壓電子煙的情況。

?1月20日?美國確診首例新冠肺炎病例

First confirmed US?case of coronavirus announced in Washington state.

華盛頓州確診美國第一例新冠肺炎病例。

?1月22日?特朗普：一切都在控制之下

Trump makes his first comments about the coronavirus, saying he is not concerned about a pandemic. “We have it totally under control. It's one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It's going to be just fine.”

特朗普首次談到新冠病毒，稱不擔心會發(fā)生大流行病?！耙磺卸荚谖覀兊目刂浦?。只不過是一個從中國來的人，我們已經(jīng)控制住局面了。一切都會沒事的。”

?1月23日?武漢封城

Wuhan epidemic prevention and control headquarters issue a notice to shut down the city's outbound channels at airports and railway stations starting 10 am?on Jan 23.

武漢疫情防控指揮部發(fā)布1號通告，10時起機場、火車站離漢通道暫時關閉。

?1月25日?特朗普發(fā)推特贊揚中國抗疫

President Trump tweets that China has been?working very hard to contain the coronavirus. The US greatly appreciates China's efforts and transparency.

特朗普發(fā)推特稱，中國人民一直在非常努力地遏制新型冠狀病毒，美國非常欣賞中方的努力和透明度。

?1月29日?白宮貿(mào)易顧問發(fā)出警告

Economic adviser Peter Navarro warns the national security council in a memo that coronavirus could kill half a million Americans and deliver a $5.7tn hit to the economy.

貿(mào)易顧問彼得·納瓦羅在一份備忘錄中警告國家安全委員會，稱新冠疫情可能會導致多達50萬人死亡，并造成5.7萬億美元的經(jīng)濟損失。

?1月30日?衛(wèi)生官員發(fā)出警告，特朗普：“危言聳聽”

WHO announces that the outbreak had become a "public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus."

世衛(wèi)組織宣布新冠肺炎疫情為國際關注的突發(fā)公共衛(wèi)生事件。

Azar, the health secretary, again warns Trump about the looming threat. Taking Azar’s call aboard Air Force One en route to a campaign rally,?Trump dismisses him as “alarmist”, the New York Times?reported.

衛(wèi)生和公共服務部部長亞歷克斯·阿扎爾再次警告特朗普有可能暴發(fā)疫情?！都~約時報》稱，特朗普當時正乘坐“空軍一號”前往參加一個競選集會，他不予理會，稱其危言聳聽。

????????當天，特朗普在推特上說，正和中國等國家就新冠疫情展開密切合作，美國只有5人感染，都在恢復中。

?1月31日?美國采取對中國的旅行禁令

US?declares a public health emergency. Trump announces a ban on entry to the US for foreign nationals who had recently visited China.

美國進入公共衛(wèi)生緊急狀態(tài)。特朗普宣布禁止近期到過中國的外國人進入美國。

?2月7日?中美兩國元首通電話

President Trump makes positive comments on China's response to the outbreak and tweeted on the same day that great discipline was taking place in China and it will be a very successful operation. The US is working closely with China.

特朗普在通話中對中國應對疫情舉措給予積極評價，并在當天發(fā)推特稱，中國正在采取嚴格的防控，將會取得成功。我們正在與中國密切合作。

?2月10日?特朗普：“到了四月，病毒會奇跡般消失”

At a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., Trump says: "Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away. I hope that's true. But we're doing great in our country."

特朗普在新罕布什爾州曼徹斯特一次競選集會上說，“理論上來說，到了四月天氣變暖以后，病毒會奇跡般消失。我希望這是真的，不過我們國家做得非常好?！?/span>

?2月14日?衛(wèi)生官員擬防疫措施備忘錄，計劃向總統(tǒng)匯報，然而會議被取消

A memo is drafted by health officials and the National Security Council about the potential need for “quarantine and isolation measures to combat the virus," per the New York Times, but a scheduled meeting to brief Trump on the plan is later canceled.

據(jù)《紐約時報》報道，衛(wèi)生官員和國家安全委員會擬好一份備忘錄，指出有必要采取“隔離措施抗擊病毒”，但原定向特朗普匯報抗疫措施的會議計劃被取消。

?2月21日?白宮舉行演習，模擬疫情暴發(fā)響應

The White House coronavirus task force conducts a mock response to a pandemic and concludes that mass social distancing will be needed, per the Times.

據(jù)《紐約時報》報道，白宮新冠病毒工作組舉行了一場大流行病模擬演習，得出結論，大規(guī)模保持社交距離的措施勢在必行。

?2月23日?貿(mào)易顧問發(fā)出“全面暴發(fā)大流行病”警告

Another Navarro memo warns of an “increasing probability of a full-blown COVID-19 pandemic that could infect as many as 100 million Americans, with a loss of life of as many as 1-2 million souls.”

貿(mào)易顧問彼得·納瓦羅在一份備忘錄中警告，一場新冠肺炎大流行病全面暴發(fā)的可能性越來越大，可能感染1億美國人，死亡人數(shù)或高達100萬到200萬。

?2月24日?特朗普：美國控制得很好

Trump says: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”

特朗普說：“新冠肺炎在美國被控制得很好……股票形勢看起來也不錯了！”

?2月27日?美國參議院情報委員會主席從疫情簡報中了解到，新冠疫情傳播性極強

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, who had received briefings on the threat, tells a private luncheon that the coronavirus is “much more aggressive in its transmission than anything that we have seen in recent history” and“is probably more akin to the 1918 [influenza] pandemic,” in which 50 million or more people died worldwide.

美國參議院情報委員會主席理查德·伯爾獲得疫情簡報后，在一次私人午宴上說，新冠病毒“比近些年來任何病毒的傳播性都更強”，“或許堪比1918大流感”，1918大流感中全球有5000萬或以上的人死亡。

?2月28日

The WHO raises the global risk of the coronavirus from "high" to "very high."

世界衛(wèi)生組織將新冠肺炎全球風險級別從“高”提至“非常高”。

?2月29日?美國報告第一例死亡病例

The US marks its first confirmed coronavirus death, a man in his 50s near Seattle.

美國報告第一例新冠肺炎死亡病例，是一名來自西雅圖附近的五十多歲男子。

Almost six weeks after the first case of coronavirus was confirmed, the Food and Drug Administration allows laboratories and hospitals to conduct their own COVID-19 tests to speed up the process.

在美國第一例確診病例出現(xiàn)近6周后，美國食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局終于放開權限讓各地實驗室和醫(yī)院進行自主新冠病毒檢測，以加快檢測速度。

?3月3日

The CDC lifts restrictions on coronavirus testing.

美國疾控中心解除有關新冠病毒檢測的各項限制。

?3月5日

Trump tweets: “Highest rating ever.”

特朗普推特：我的支持率前所未有地高。

?3月12日?疾控中心僅完成4000多次病毒檢測

In a news conference on March 9,?White House officials say?the United States will have tested 1 million people that week and thereafter perform 4m tests per week.

在3月9日的一場新聞發(fā)布會上，白宮官員稱美國當周將完成對100萬人的檢測，此后每周檢測400萬次。

Through March?12, the federal CDC?had completed?4,000 tests – not 4m.

直到3月12日，疾控中心完成了4000多次檢測，而不是400萬次。

?3月10日??特朗普：“我們做得非常好”

In a meeting with Republican senators at the US?Capitol, Trump says, "This was unexpected. ... And it hit the world. And we're prepared, and we're doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."

在國會山與共和黨參議院開會時，特朗普說，“出乎意料。疫情沖擊了全世界，但我們做好了準備，我們做得非常好。疫情會過去，保持冷靜。會過去的。”

?3月11日?世衛(wèi)組織宣布新冠肺炎全球大流行

Tedros says the WHO has?"made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic."

譚德塞稱世衛(wèi)組織作出評估，新冠肺炎已具有大流行病的特征。

?3月13日?美國宣布進入國家緊急狀態(tài)（確診病例：2700）

Trump declares?a national emergency.

特朗普宣布美國進入國家緊急狀態(tài)。

Asked at his press conference by a?reporter whether he should take responsibility for the failure to disseminate larger quantities of tests earlier, Trump declined.?"I don't take responsibility at all," he said.

在新聞發(fā)布會上，記者問他是否為早期沒有大規(guī)模分發(fā)檢測試劑盒而承擔責任。特朗普否認說：“我一點責任也沒有?！?/span>

?3月20日?外媒：美國各聯(lián)邦機構統(tǒng)一口徑指責中國“隱瞞疫情”

The White House is launching a communications plan across multiple federal agencies that focuses on accusing Beijing of orchestrating a “cover-up” and creating a global pandemic, according to two US?officials and a government cable obtained by The Daily Beast.

《每日野獸報》獲取的政府電報和兩名美國官員的消息稱，白宮正要求多個聯(lián)邦機構統(tǒng)一口徑，集中力量指責中國政府“隱瞞疫情”，導致這場全球大流行病。

?3月25日?蓬佩奧提議把“武漢病毒”寫進G7聯(lián)合聲明，多國反對

At a press availability after the Virtual G7 Ministerial, US Secretary of State Pompeo renewed his attacks on China's political system and once again referred to the coronavirus as "the Wuhan virus".?

七國集團外長舉行視頻會議，美國國務卿蓬佩奧在會后記者會上繼續(xù)攻擊中國政治制度，并再次將新冠病毒稱為“武漢病毒”。

????????從這條時間線中，我們可以看到，來自中國和世界衛(wèi)生組織的信號清晰明確，白宮內(nèi)部收到情報和警告也足夠警醒。

????????美國的衛(wèi)生和情報部門全程監(jiān)控疫情的發(fā)展態(tài)勢，充分了解這場疫情可能帶來的災難，以及采取嚴厲防疫措施的必要性。

????????然而，特朗普政府卻一次次忽視這些警告，固執(zhí)地覺得一切都在掌控之中，將經(jīng)濟和政治利益置于國民生命安全之上。

????????從1月20日美國確診首個病例到現(xiàn)在，3個月過去了，自詡“干得不錯的”特朗普政府并沒有控制住疫情，卻讓美國超78萬人感染新冠肺炎，逾4萬人死亡。

????????時間線還清楚顯示出，特朗普對中國的態(tài)度經(jīng)歷了從贊賞到指責的轉變，可見美國政府權衡利弊，終于決定將中國當做替罪羊，為自己的抗疫不力開脫。

????????但正如外交部發(fā)言人華春瑩說的：“這些人試圖制造出一只世界上最大的鍋來甩給中國，讓中國成為最大的替罪羊。但是這個鍋太大了，對不起，他們甩不出去的?！?/strong>

編輯：大春

來源：中國日報雙語新聞

綜合：NPR 衛(wèi)報 CBSNews 華盛頓郵報 紐約時報

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