중국을 믿을 수 있을까?

중국의 코로나바이러스 확진자수와 사망자수 통계는 믿을 수가 없습니다.

 

사회주의 국가라 통제를 하기 쉬운 장점은 있지만 그 넓은 땅덩어리에서 코로나바이러스 확진자수가 10만 명이 넘지 않은 것과 사망자수가 4천 명도 안 되었다는 것은 믿을 수가 없습니다.

 

선진국보다 검사 키트나 치료 방법이 썩 좋은 것도 아닌데도 빨리 불을 껐다는 것은 이해가 안갑니다.

 

중국은 이제 코로나바이러스를 거의 잡았다며 서서히 문을 열고 있는데 무증상자 가운데 코로나바이러스 확진 판정을 받는 사례도 나타나고 있어 쉽게 코로나바이러스를 잠재우지는 못할 것입니다.

 

이에 cnn이 보도한 내용을 제시합니다.

 

 

 

As China goes back to work, many wonder if the country's coronavirus recovery can be trusted.

중국이 업무에 복귀하면서 과연 코로나바이러스 복구가 신뢰받을 수 있을지 의문을 품는 이들이 많다.

 

 

As the United States and much of the rest of the world locks down over the novel coronavirus pandemic, China is cautiously opening back up.

은 미국과 세계의 많은 나라들이 소설의 코로나바이러스 대유행으로 인해 문을 잠그는데, 중국은 조심스럽게 다시 문을 열고 있다.

 

 

Travel restrictions in place across most of the country are gradually being relaxed, and next week people will be allowed to leave Wuhan -- where the virus was first detected late last year -- for the first time in more than two months.

But as China appears to be turning a page on the virus, new questions are being raised about how much the numbers being reported can be trusted, and whether the worst of the outbreak has truly passed.

전국 대부분 지역의 이동제한이 점차 완화되고 있으며, 다음 주에는 사람들이 두 달여 만에 처음으로 바이러스가 검출된 우한에서 떠날 수 있게 된다.

그러나 중국이 바이러스에 대해 한 페이지를 넘기는 것처럼 보이자, 보고된 숫자가 얼마나 믿을 수 있는지, 그리고 최악의 발병 사례가 실제로 치료되었는지에 대한 새로운 의문이 제기되고 있다.

 

 

 

That was a suggestion Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying angrily refuted Thursday, saying the country "has been giving open, transparent and timely updates to the world."

"On international public health security, we should listen to World Health Organization and experts on epidemiology and disease control rather than several politicians who are habitual liars," she said.

"In fact, just yesterday, a senior WHO official refuted unwarranted accusations on 'China's untransparent data' in a press conference in Geneva."

화춘잉 중국 외교부 대변인은 "중국은 개방적이고 투명하며 시기적절하게 세계에 정보를 제공하고 있다"고 목요일에 화난 어조로 반박했다.

그는 "국제공공보안에 대해서는 상습적인 거짓말쟁이 정치인 몇 명보다는 세계보건기구(WHO)와 역학 및 질병통제 전문가들의 말을 들어야 한다"고 말했다.

"사실 바로 어제, WHO 고위 관리가 제네바에서 열린 기자회견에서 '중국의 투명하지 않은 자료'에 대한 부당한 비난에 대해 반박했다."

 

 

 

She accused officials in the US of trying to "shift the blame" due to the "severe situation" that country is facing.

"It is immoral and inhumane to politicize public health, which should be condemned by all in the US and beyond," Hua added.

"I hope they will lose no more time and focus instead on fighting the pandemic and saving American lives."

그녀는 미국의 관리들이 국가가 직면하고 있는 "심각한 상황" 때문에 "책임을 돌리려고" 하고 있다고 비난했다.

"미국과 그 외 모든 사람들에게 비난받아야 할 공중 보건의 정치화는 부도덕하고 비인간적인 행위입니다,"라고 화는 덧붙였다.

"나는 그들이 더 이상 시간을 허비하지 말고 대유행과 싸우고 미국인들의 생명을 구하는 데 주력하기를 바란다."

 

 

It's not only the US which is raising questions, however. Caixin, a leading Chinese business publication, previously reported that there were thousands more funeral urns delivered to Wuhan than would be accounted for by the official coronavirus death toll. However, funeral services in the city of 11 million were halted on January 25, so its plausible that urns are also used for those who died from something other than coronavirus.

그러나 의문을 제기하는 것은 미국뿐만이 아니다. 중국의 대표적 비즈니스 간행물인 Caixin은 이전에 무한에 배달된 장례용 항아리가 공식 코로나바이러스 사망자보다 수천 개 더 많다고 보도했다.

그러나 1월 25일 1100만 도시의 장례식이 중단되었기 때문에 코로나바이러스가 아닌 다른 것으로 인해 사망한 사람들에게도 항아리를 사용할 수 있다는 말은 그럴듯하다.

 

 

And CNN's early reporting -- inside Wuhan back in January -- also suggested the numbers were not adding up when compared with stories from the front lines.

In part, this discrepancy may be because of something that many countries are struggling with, a shortage of tests.

Dora Jiang, whose family are in Wuhan, said it took four days for her uncle to get tested.

CNN의 1월 무한 내에서의 초기 보도도, 전방바에서 나온 이야기와 비교해 볼 때, 그 숫자는 더 이상 증가하지 않고 있음을 시사했다.

부분적으로, 이러한 불일치는 많은 나라들이 고군분투하고 있는 즉 시험의 부족 때문일 것이다.

가족이 무한에 있는 도라 장은 삼촌이 검사를 받는 데 4일이 걸렸다고 말했다.

 

 

"It's really difficult. And it's really emotional for me," she said.

"I don't think it's because they really want to control numbers, but I think it's more about the capacity."

Kyle Hui said his mother died in mid-January in Wuhan, but "never had a nucleic acid test" which could have found evidence of the coronavirus.

"정말 어렵다. 그리고 그것은 나에게 정말 감정적이다,"라고 그녀는 말했다. 

"그들이 정말 숫자를 조절하고 싶어서 그런 것은 아니라고 생각하지만, 내 생각엔 그 용량에 더 비중을 두고 있는 것 같아."

카일 후이는 어머니가 1월 중순 ㅁ무한에서 사망했지만, 코로나바이러스의 증거를 찾을 수 있는 핵산 검사를 받은 적은 없다고 말했다.

 

 

"Her cause of death was officially listed as severe pneumonia," he said.

"But during her treatment, the doctor said it was very likely that she had coronavirus."

That meant she was not a confirmed case, and therefore is not counted in the official numbers.

그는 "그녀의 사인은 공식적으로 심각한 폐렴으로 기록됐다"고 말했다.

"하지만 그녀의 치료를 받는 동안 의사는 그녀가 코로나바이러스에 걸렸을 가능성이 매우 높다고 말했다."

그것은 그녀가 확인된 (코로나바이러스) 사례가 아니라는 것을 의미했고, 따라서 공식적인 숫자에는 포함되지 않는다.

 

 

Chinese officials have always refuted any suggestion that their data is not accurate.

They also heavily stress the country's recovery rate, pointing out that of about 82,000 reportedly infected in China, some 76,000 have survived the illness.

중국 관리들은 그들의 자료가 정확하지 않다는 어떤 제안도 항상 반박해 왔다. 

그들은 또한 중국에서 감염된 것으로 알려진 약 8만 2천명 중 약 7만 6천명이 이 질병에서 살아남았다고 지적하면서, 중국의 회복률을 크게 강조한다.

 

 

But their case has not been helped by multiple changes to how the numbers are tabulated. Just this week, after some pressure, health officials began releasing data on "asymptomatic cases."

Many people who are infected by the illness do not necessarily know they have it, but can still potentially spread the virus to others.

그러나 그들의 경우는 숫자가 표로 작성되는 방법에 대한 여러 가지 변화로 인해 도움을 받지 못했다. 이번 주, 약간의 압박이 있은 후, 보건 당국은 "사시적 사건"에 대한 자료를 발표하기 시작했다."

이 병에 감염된 많은 사람들은 자신이 병에 걸렸다는 것을 반드시 알지 못하지만, 여전히 잠재적으로 다른 사람들에게 바이러스를 퍼뜨릴 수 있다.

 

 

This has led to fears of a potential second wave of infections in China, as people resume traveling around the country and attempt to get back to work.

The authorities last week introduced strict new limits on foreigners arriving in the country, in order to prevent just a second wave, but if those who are skeptical of the official numbers are correct, the true danger may be in the country already.

이는 사람들이 전국 여행을 재개하고 업무에 복귀하기 위해 노력함에 따라 중국에서 2차 감염의 가능성이 있는 것으로 우려되고 있다.

당국은 지난 주 입국 외국인에 대한 엄격한 새로운 제한을 도입했는데, 이는 단지 제2의 감염이 일어나는 것을 막기 위해서였다. 하지만 공식 숫자에 회의적인 사람들이 맞다면, 진정한 위험은 이미 국내에 있을지도 모른다.

 

 

* 원문 및 사진 출처: cnn