US healthcare system under pressure after spike in cases 冠状病毒爆发美国医疗系统在病例激增后面临压力The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has surged past 10,000.That number1.(expect) to grow even more in thecoming days.The governor of California says projections show 56 percent of his state could get the virus. Across the US, health officials are sounding the alarm about a severe 2. (short)of essential supplies.As US hospitals begin to crash under the weight of the new coronavirus. Doctors and nurses issued an urgent need for more3. (supply) to treat patients and to protect themselves.In ICU, we see the people coding. We see the people on the ventilator. Theres lots of 4.(answer)questions.With a terrible shortage of protective masks and ventilators, the US Centers for Disease Control 5.(relax) its guidelines.6. (suggest) medical workers with exposure to Covid-19but with no symptoms can keep 7.(work). Advising theywear scarfs and bandanas if they run out 8. masks.But in Washington, the president was unwilling 9.( entertain )any suggestion of a failure to prepare.We were well-prepared. The only thing we werent prepared for was the media. The media has not treated it 10.答案1. is expected2. shortage3. supplies4. unanswered5. relaxed6. Suggesting7. working8. of9. to entertain10. fairly原文链接=The nu mber of con firmed Covid-19 cases has surged past 10,000. That nu mber is expected to grow eve n more in the coming days.The gover nor of California says projecti ons show 56 perce nt of his state could get the virus. Thats 25 million people in California alone.Across the US, health officials are sounding the alarm about a severe shortage of esse ntial supplies. But as Jacks on Proschecco reports, theWhite House in sists its man agi ng the resp on se.As US hospitals begi n to buckle un der the weight of the new cor on avirus.Doctors and nu rses issued a grim plea for more supplies to treat patie nts and to protect themselves. In ICU, we see the people coding. We see the people on the ventilator. Theres lots of unanswered questions.With a dire shortage of protective masks and ventilators, the US Centers for Disease Control relaxed its guidelines. Suggesting medical workers with exposure to Covid-19 but with no symptoms can keep working. Advising they wear scarfs and bandanas if they run out of masks. But in Washington, the president was unwilling to entertain any suggestion of a failure to prepare.We were well-prepared. The only thing we werent prepared for was the media. The media has not treated it fairly.After weeks of delay, the US is now relaxing laws to allow construction masks to be used by medical workers. Asking for existing antiviral drugs used to treat malaria to be tested on coronavirus patients.To determine if an experimental or an off-the-shelf drug thats used for something else can safely and effectively treat patients. As testing improves, the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed. There are now more than 3,600 in New York City alone. Two members of Congress are confirmed to have the virus. Several more are in isolation. As lawmakers debate a trillion dollar economic rescue package.The trajectory of infection suggests the US is on the same grim path as Italy. Facing an unprecedented crisis.The number of cases in Spain jumped 25% overnight. In France 18 percent. Now the Con Film Festival, arguably the worlds most prestigious film event, is being postponed.But theres new alarm in Italy tonight. As Redman Shannon reports, the death toll there has now surpassed China.The Italian Army on the streets of Bergamo. Not to protect the living. But to transport the dead. The northern city is overwhelmed with bodies. So many of the victims are being moved for burial elsewhere.Nurses and physicians are working around the clock. Countless hour to fight this incredible situation.Italy is now overtaking China in total coronavirus deaths. With a staggeringly high fatality rate, the nationwide lockdown is set to be extended beyond next Wednesday. A crisis worsened by many hospital staff testing positive, too.Were not even counting the dead anymore. Says this nurse. Our stress is through the roof.Here in the UK, the government is being criticized for being too slow in encouraging and demanding the social distancing. But on Friday, schools closed indefinitely. And bit by bit, London is grinding to a halt. Some subway stations are closed.But British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there is no prospect of a full lockdown in the capital.We can turn the tide within the next 12 weeks. And Im absolutely con fide nt that we can send a coron avirus packi ng in this coun try. But only if we take the steps. We all take the steps that we have outl in ed. Those steps include: Staying away from bars and restaurants even though theyre still allowed to stay open. Always an optimist Johnson says there is hope.We are in n egoti