近日，新型冠狀病毒疫情在美國加速蔓延，愈發(fā)嚴(yán)重。

據(jù)美國有線電視新聞網(wǎng)(CNN)統(tǒng)計(jì)，截至美東時間10日早，全美已確診至少717例新冠肺炎病例，其中包括死亡病例26例。疫情迅速蔓延至全美36個州和首都華盛頓特區(qū)，美國至少10個州宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)，以調(diào)動更多應(yīng)急資源。

CNN reported, at least 26 people have died from the virus in the United States. Nationwide, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 717, according to figures from local, state and federal health officials. There are now 36 states with coronavirus cases. At least ten states have declared states of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, so far.

隨著疫情擴(kuò)散，美國國內(nèi)對相關(guān)醫(yī)療物資的需求也驟然上升。不少人開始擔(dān)心起美國的口罩庫存……

比如有推特網(wǎng)友在2月底就發(fā)推表示，美國很多超市和便利店里的口罩早就賣光了……

- “有人開始囤醫(yī)用口罩、消毒噴霧和消毒洗手液了嗎？我今天下班正要去超市買，希望還有貨。”

-“這些照片是前天和昨天拍的�？谡趾偷V泉水全都賣光了。坐標(biāo)北加州。”

“在美國不必因?yàn)橐咔榭只?hellip;…（然而）超市架子上的口罩區(qū)空空如也……”

口罩短缺的問題，甚至影響到了美劇劇組……

上周一，高口碑醫(yī)療美劇《良醫(yī)》（The Good Doctor）的主演弗萊迪·海默（Freddie Highmore），做客《吉米今夜秀》節(jié)目時，聊到了新冠肺炎疫情給劇組帶來的“令人始料未及”的影響。

While chatting on Jimmy Kimmel Live last Monday, The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore told the talk show host all about how Coronavirus is affecting his show "in a different way" than people might expect.

海默說，雖然劇組沒有因?yàn)橐咔橥９ぃ�但讓人頭疼的是，片場的道具醫(yī)用口罩（surgical masks）和護(hù)目鏡(goggles)都快被人拿光了……

The actor explained: "They called us all into set the other day and said, 'We know you're all really worried about the Coronavirus, but you gotta stop taking the surgical masks from the set because we’re running out…'"

他無可奈何的開玩笑說道：“如果最后一集你看到我們都穿著短褲、T恤和墨鏡登場，那是因?yàn)樽o(hù)目鏡都被拿光了……”

"So, if you see in the season finale where they’re in shorts and a t-shirt and sunglasses, because the goggles have gone…"

讓人哭笑不得的是，被偷走的道具口罩還是已經(jīng)過期的，所以很可能失效了……

Freddie added that the masks likely won't actually do anyone any good because they’re past their prime.

海默接著吐槽道，更讓他“一臉問號”的是，就連道具殺菌皂（anti-bacterial soap）也被偷走了。殺菌又不殺病毒，就問你們偷個啥勁呢？

He revealed cast and crew are also "stealing" the antibacterial soap from the set "but it's a virus so it's completely useless."

這部被“偷口罩的”美劇《良醫(yī)》，改編自韓國同名電視劇，在美國ABC電視臺播出，曾創(chuàng)下2017年年度全美最受歡迎電視劇的佳績，目前已播出三季。

疫情期間，這部劇在中國國內(nèi)又重新火了一次，狂攬大批新劇粉。

英國演員弗萊迪·海默在劇中飾演男主角——患有自閉癥的天才外科醫(yī)生，雖然與人們的日常溝通存在障礙，但業(yè)務(wù)能力卻相當(dāng)驚人。

因?yàn)槭轻t(yī)療劇，劇組的口罩等醫(yī)療物品自然少不了……

據(jù)外媒7日報道，《良醫(yī)》目前正在拍攝第四季，所有的工作人員目前都身體健康未受病毒感染。

不過，聽完海默在節(jié)目里的吐槽，國內(nèi)小伙伴也好奇：美國口罩究竟短缺到啥地步，都讓人從片場順走“公物”了？

此前，據(jù)《紐約郵報》報道，2月25日，美國衛(wèi)生與公眾服務(wù)部長亞歷克斯·阿扎在接受國會議員質(zhì)詢時稱，美國目前醫(yī)療物資應(yīng)急儲備嚴(yán)重短缺，醫(yī)護(hù)人員的口罩需求缺口達(dá)到近3億。

Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services of the United States, told a Senate panel on Feb 25 that medical supplies were badly needed for the nation’s emergency stockpile, including 300 million masks for health care workers alone.

美國衛(wèi)生與公眾服務(wù)部長亞歷克斯·阿扎 資料圖

在美國各大電商平臺上，口罩及其他防護(hù)用品的價格也一路飆升……

據(jù)《金融時報》3月3日一篇名為《亞馬遜打擊與新冠病毒相關(guān)產(chǎn)品的高售價》的報道稱，在亞馬遜網(wǎng)站上，有些商家甚至將洗手液和口罩的價格提升至日常零售價的2000%。

Hand sanitiser and respiratory masks were in some cases being sold on the site on Monday at a more than 2,000 per cent mark-up, compared to normal retail prices.

該報道稱，截止稿件發(fā)布，在亞馬遜網(wǎng)站上，某個未經(jīng)授權(quán)的零售商出售一包20只裝的3M口罩，要價高達(dá)387美元，而正常零售價僅為14美元左右。

正常零售價格 圖源CNBC

一盒24瓶、每瓶2盎司的Purell牌洗手液，平時售價不到10美元，現(xiàn)在被賣到400美元。

Among the many examples still available at the time of writing, a pack of 20 masks made by manufacturer 3M, but sold by an unauthorised reseller, was on sale at $387, compared to a normal retail price of around $14. A pack of 24 2oz bottles of Purell hand sanitiser, typically sold for less than $10 a box, was listed at $400.

據(jù)CNBC報道，近期美國亞馬遜、沃爾瑪、eBay、易集等電商平臺上的醫(yī)療用品的價格都出現(xiàn)了胡亂要價（gouging）的現(xiàn)象。目前這些電商都表示此舉是被禁止的，他們已經(jīng)下架商品或暫停了違反平臺規(guī)定的商家。

Amazon, Walmart, eBay and Etsy are among the online platforms that have been hit with price gouging or misleading medical products. All of the companies say that this activity isn’t allowed on their platforms and that they’ve removed listings or suspended sellers that violate their policies.

不過CNBC報道稱，現(xiàn)在還是能搜索到一些違反規(guī)定亂要價的商品，因而這一問題仍舊存在。

But CNBC was able to find examples of products that appeared to flout these rules, illustrating that the problem still persists.

圖源 CNBC

防控疫情，一線醫(yī)護(hù)物資必不可少。在這種情況下，美國也開始急了……

據(jù)中國日報報道，當(dāng)?shù)貢r間3月6日，有美國媒體報道稱，特朗普政府已經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)豁免自中國進(jìn)口的100多種醫(yī)療產(chǎn)品的進(jìn)口關(guān)稅，包括口罩、醫(yī)用手套和消毒濕巾。

The Trump administration has granted exclusions from import tariffs for more than 100 medical items imported from China, including face masks, examination gloves and sanitizing wipes.

該美國媒體報道稱，美國政府這次批準(zhǔn)了27家企業(yè)的關(guān)稅豁免申請。這些企業(yè)在1月31日的截止日期之前提交了申請，那時疫情主要發(fā)生在中國，但是美國公司已著手準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對國內(nèi)流行的情況了。

根據(jù)路透社報道，與往常相比，新冠肺炎疫情暴發(fā)期間，很多醫(yī)療產(chǎn)品關(guān)稅豁免的申請?zhí)幚砹鞒�，明顯都被加快了。從1月31日截止日期到獲準(zhǔn)，只用了一多個月的時間。

Many of the exclusion requests for medical products appear to have been expedited amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, with approvals granted just over one month past a Jan. 31 application deadline.

其他自中國進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品的免關(guān)稅申請審批，往往要耗時數(shù)月之久。蘋果公司去年10月31日，就提交了耳機(jī)和智能音箱的關(guān)稅豁免申請，至今仍未有結(jié)果。

Requests to exclude other products from President Donald Trump’s Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods have taken months. Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) requests for exclusions on products from AirPod headphones to the HomePod smart speaker filed on Oct. 31 are still pending.

其實(shí)，美國早就有人在呼吁擴(kuò)大醫(yī)療用品的進(jìn)口。

去年6月，美國貿(mào)易代表辦公室舉辦的聽證會上，美國衛(wèi)生行業(yè)分銷商協(xié)會主席馬修就曾作證說：“關(guān)稅給醫(yī)療服務(wù)和公共衛(wèi)生帶來的風(fēng)險，大于其給貿(mào)易或經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來的益處”。

"The risks to health care and public health from tariffs outweigh any benefit to trade or economics," Matthew Rowan, president of the Health Industry Distributors Association said.

可惜當(dāng)時的美國政府并沒有聽進(jìn)去。

美國醫(yī)療設(shè)備貿(mào)易協(xié)會（AdvaMed）也曾在1月31日寫信，呼吁美國貿(mào)易代表辦公室降低相關(guān)商品的關(guān)稅，“這對幫助控制疫情至關(guān)重要”。

In a January 31 letter to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), medtech trade group AdvaMed requested that several items that would be useful during the coronavirus outbreak be exempted from tariffs.

然而當(dāng)時他的呼吁，美國政府也沒有理會……

據(jù)美國商業(yè)內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)（Business Insider）報道，上周，共和黨參議員科里·加德納致信美國貿(mào)易代表辦公室稱，擴(kuò)大醫(yī)療用品的供應(yīng)對控制美國疫情至關(guān)重要。

“要確保美國做好準(zhǔn)備控制新冠疫情暴發(fā)，關(guān)鍵醫(yī)療商品的供給充沛至關(guān)重要。”

"To ensure that the United States is prepared to contain and combat the spread of this outbreak, it is crucial that there is a robust supply of critical medical products," Republican Senator Cory Gardner wrote in a letter to the USTR last week.

“我們必須做好應(yīng)對醫(yī)療供應(yīng)需求增長的準(zhǔn)備，為此，我請求美國貿(mào)易代表辦公室取消對特定醫(yī)療用品加征的有害關(guān)稅，消除進(jìn)口障礙。”

"We must be prepared for increased medical supply demand in the United States, and to that end, I request that USTR eliminate these harmful tariffs on certain medical products and remove barriers to importation."

隨著疫情不斷升級，醫(yī)療防護(hù)用品短缺，現(xiàn)在美國政府終于開始采取措施了……

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